Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” said he handed the pontiff a copy of his family tree.

"How we look at others is what counts, because it shows what is in our hearts," he said. "We can look and walk by, or we can ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

During the celebration, Pope Leo XIV revived the ancient tradition of personally imposing the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops.

The Village of Dolton, Illinois, has bought Pope Leo XIV's former childhood home for $375,000. A village spokesperson ...

Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, ...

Immediately after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the head of the Catholic Church, his childhood home went from just another hollow “space” to a hallowed “place." ...

A spokesperson for the Village of Dolton, Illinois, said the community is working to have the house named a historical site, ...

With less than two months in office following his election to the papacy in May, Pope Leo XIV has been formally invited to ...

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Liam S. Cary, who has headed the diocese since 2012, and named as his ...