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Pope Leo XIV has a surprising connection to a number of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, including none other than Madonna.
Although the Queen of Pop, 66, has notoriously clashed with the Catholic Church since the release of her controversial Like a Prayer music video, it was recently revealed she is related to the new pope, 69.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts PBS’ show Finding Your Roots, shared the shocking revelation that the pair are ‘ninth cousins, various times removed’ during an interview with the New York Times.
After tracing the first American pope’s lineage, Gates discovered Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) and Madonna were related through a distant maternal relative born in the 1590s.
Gates added that through their Canadian ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, who was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the pope is related to numerous Canadian-derived distant cousins.’
This includes Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, Pierre and Justin Trudeau and Jack Kerouac.
Pope Leo XIV has a surprising connection to a number of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, including none other than Madonna
Madonna was quick to share the exciting news on her Instagram Story as she shared a photo of them side by side, alongside a caption declaring him her ‘distant relative.’
The singer, who was born and raised Catholic, has clashed with the Catholic Church for more than three decades.
Back in 1989, she was condemned by the Vatican State and multiple Popes of the Catholic Church.
She faced controversy in 1989 for her Like a Prayer music video, which featured burning crosses and an erotic depiction of Jesus.
At the time, Pope John Paul II encouraged fans to boycott Madonna in Italy and not attend her Blond Ambition tour in 1990.
Then, years later, Madonna came under fire again in 2006 for staging a mock crucifixion during a concert in Rome in 2006.
This led Cardinal Ersilio Tonino, with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, to declare that she ‘should be excommunicated,’ per The Independent.
‘This time the limits have really been pushed too far. This concert is a blasphemous challenge to the faith and a profanation of the cross. She should be excommunicated,’ he previously stated as he condemned her racy performances.
The Queen of Pop, 66, who has notoriously clashed with the Catholic Church over the past three decades, is related to the new pope, 69 (seen in 2016)
Madonna was quick to share the exciting news on her Instagram Story as she shared a photo of them side by side, alongside a caption declaring him her ‘distant relative.’
In 1989, she was condemned by multiple Popes of the Catholic Church over her Like a Prayer music video, which featured burning crosses and an erotic depiction of Jesus.
Additionally, she was also previously criticized by the church for her concert in Italy amid her Who’s That Girl Tour in 1987, her advertisement with Pepsi in 1989 and for her first book Sex, which she released in 1992.
In December 2024, she incited fierce backlash after sharing AI-generated images of herself with Pope Francis.
The fake images showed the Pope seemingly getting handsy with her as he stood with his arm around her waist and his face very close to hers.
Two years prior, she tweeted to Pope Francis to ask him to meet to discuss ‘some important matters’ — specially, her ‘blasphemous’ behavior.
Pope Leo XIV is also related to Justin Bieber (pictured above in 2021), Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton and Pierre and Justin Trudeau through a Canadian ancestor
Angelina Jolie is related to the new pope through their Canadian ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, who was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec; seen in 2011
At the time, she tweeted to Pop Francis asking for him to receive her. ‘Hellow @Pontifex Francis — I’m a good Catholic. I Swear! I mean I don’t Swear! It’s been a few decades since my last confession. Would it be possible to meet up one day to discuss some important matters? I’ve been excommunicated 3 times. It doesn’t seem fair. Sincerely Madonna.’
Leo XIV was elected as pope on May 8, 2025 following Pope Francis’s death on April 21, 2025.
On Monday, Al Pacino became the first movie star to meet Pope Leo XIV.
During his papacy, Pope Francis met with many celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Andrea Bocelli, Katy Perry and Martin Scorsese.
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