Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...

Pope Leo XIV got a special visit from Finding Your Roots writer, host and executive producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr ., to learn about his ancestry. Two months after Leo XIV was elected pope, the ...

A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it ...

Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Live' alum revealed his new "theories" about a photographic connection between his mother's birth parents during a Tuesday ...

Finding Your Roots Our American Storytellers Promo Preview: Season 2 Episode 3 | 33s | CC Three iconic American storytellers know almost nothing about their own family histories.