"He's the perfect Pope for...of this moment and ehh...our world of so much cultural diversity because his GENOME is truly cosmopolitan. I use the word Ecumenical in the Greek sense, you know, embracive of the world"...
Pope Leo's diverse family tree includes major pop stars and politicians
August 19, 2025
PBS NewsHour
YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBcc0HgtKvI
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s post
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
July 10 (2025)
On Saturday, my wife, the historian Dr. Marial Iglesias Utset, and I were granted the profound honor of a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to present him with a copy of his family tree. She and I had worked with an outstanding team of researchers to publish it in The New York Times Sunday Magazine and were deeply grateful for the chance to walk His Holiness through the branches of his family tree, sharing stories of his ancestors back to his 12th great-grandparents who were born some 500 years ago. This was one of the most meaningful and deeply moving moments of our lives.
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