New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

Pope Leo XIV may be one of the most powerful people in the world, so it only makes sense he is related to some pretty powerful people, too. “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said ...

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s ‘Africa’s Great Civilizations,’ Shows a Continent’s Grand Sweep This six-part PBS series reminds us of the art and culture, not just the DNA, we all got from Africa.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Reveals Pope Leo Is Related to 7 Public Figures — Including Madonna Pope Leo XIV is the first American-born pope in the history of the papacy.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Literary Freedom as an Essential Human Right In an essay adapted from remarks he delivered at PEN America’s annual literary gala, the renowned Harvard scholar and author ...

I sometimes watch the PBS show Finding Your Roots, where Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents guests information about their ancestry. With researchers combing through dusty records and ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., best known for helping people and celebrities uncover ancestral connections on his long-running PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” has made headlines again with a viral ...

As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.