And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church and traces of his rich heritage began to emerge, including an ancestor who had been born in Havana, a Cuban genealogist in Miami ...

HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other top ...

Shortly after the announcement, Johana Tablada, deputy director of the U.S. department in the Cuban Foreign Ministry, lashed ...

In total, five generations in the pope's family tree on his mother's side were connected to Cuba, starting with Diego de Arana Isla, a Spanish captain who settled in Havana as an accountant for ...

Cardinal Juan de la Carida of Havana, Archbishop Paul Gallagher and Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, apostolic nuncio, speak June 6, 2025, in St. Catherine Church in Havana. Gallagher, Vatican ...

Pope Leo is related to Hillary Clinton and Justin Trudeau: Genealogists Pope Leo XIV, from Chicago, is the first pope to be born in the United States.

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.