Pope Leo XIV Related to Madonna, Justin Bieber, Angelina Jolie and More, Yes Really

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00:00Pope Leo XIV's family tree revealing big-name stars and political A-listers.

00:06One month after the conclave election, the New York Times shared a breakdown on June 11th of Pope Leo's famous extended family.

00:14According to Finding Your Roots host Henry Louis Gates Jr., the new leader of the Catholic Church's Canadian ancestors,

00:22tying him to the Great White North's notable names Justin Bieber and Justin Trudeau.

00:27Turns out, less than 10 generations of genealogy also connect Pope Leo to Oscar winner Angelina Jolie,

00:35beat generation writer Jack Kerouac, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

00:40For fans of the Queen of Pop, her lineage linked to the Pope's an ironic twist,

00:45considering Madonna's past run-ins with church officials over her music's controversial content.

00:51Back in 2022, Madge even tweeted at the late Pope Francis saying,

00:56Would it be possible to meet up one day to discuss some important matters?

01:00I've been excommunicated three times. It doesn't seem fair.

01:04Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21st, the church went to work on its hush-hush election process,

01:11with more than 100 cardinals voting in secret until reaching a two-thirds majority.

01:16The Chicago native, real name Robert Francis Prevost, becoming the Catholic Church's first American leader.