A bit of fun ancestry news, two teams of researchers following different approaches have uncovered some hidden history on the grandfather of newly designated Pope Leo XIV (see this article on the Ancestry Blog from 15 May 2025). The work of the other team of researchers was highlighted earlier today (YouTube link) on a livestream from Jarrett Ross' GeneaVlogger channel. This group of Gen Z and younger researchers used their Discord channel to share discoveries and arrived at the same conclusions as the Ancestry team, around the same time. The Discord research is featured in a New York Times article.
The video is a fascinating watch, big cheers to everyone and in particular the Discord researchers for great work.
I'm not Catholic, but the dive into Pope Leo's family history has been an interesting flurry of research. Within hours of the announcement, stories appeared highlighting his family's Louisiana Creole roots.
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