{"id":31968,"date":"2025-06-18T16:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=31968"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:26:50","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%a4-like-a-prayer-madonna-and-the-pope-are-family-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=31968","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfa4 Like a Prayer: Madonna and the Pope Are Family\u2014Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa4 Like a Prayer: Madonna and the Pope Are Family\u2014Seriously<\/p>\n<div data-test='contact-form'\n\t\t\tid='contact-form-31968'\n\t\t\tclass='jetpack-contact-form-container '\n\t\t\tdata-wp-interactive='jetpack\/form' 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According to a recent New York Times report, the new pontiff is distantly related to none other than Madonna, Justin Bieber, Angelina Jolie, and even former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you read that right. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is connected by blood to the Queen of Pop and one of Canada\u2019s biggest music exports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How did this holy-heritage-meets-Hollywood connection come to light? It all starts in 17th-century Quebec with a French settler named Louis Boucher de Grandpr\u00e9. Genealogical researchers have traced Pope Leo\u2019s family tree through this early colonist, uncovering a tangled web of lineage that eventually stretches across France, Spain, Italy\u2014and surprisingly\u2014right into the celebrity-saturated hills of Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boucher de Grandpr\u00e9 is believed to be a common ancestor to a number of North American descendants, including not only Pope Leo XIV but also Madonna, Bieber, Angelina Jolie, Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Hillary Clinton. It\u2019s a family reunion no one saw coming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Born to Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Mart\u00ednez, Robert Prevost grew up on Chicago\u2019s South Side. From a young age, his family and community saw something special in him. His brother John shared in an interview with ABC News that Robert was obsessed with playing priest as a child\u2014even when other kids were pretending to be soldiers or teachers. \u201cHe knew right then and there that this was not a joke,\u201d said John. \u201cHe had the calling early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And apparently, so did the neighborhood women. According to the family, several older ladies in their Creole community confidently predicted young Robert would become the first American pope. More than six decades later, their intuition proved spot-on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At age 69, Pope Leo XIV has already made history as the first American-born pope. But his legacy is even more profound when you consider his rich and complex ancestry. His family history is deeply rooted in the Creole heritage of Louisiana, a culture born of French, Spanish, African, and Indigenous influences. Historical documents identify at least 17 of his known ancestors as \u201cmulatto,\u201d \u201cfree person of color,\u201d or \u201cquadroon,\u201d reflecting the nuanced racial identities that defined New Orleans society for generations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This cultural mosaic makes Pope Leo XIV\u2019s rise to the Vatican not just a personal triumph, but a symbolic moment for many underrepresented communities within the Church. His background speaks to the global, multicultural identity of modern Catholicism\u2014one that now, amusingly enough, also includes the glitz of pop music and celebrity politics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even Madonna might be surprised by the connection. In 2022, she famously tweeted at Pope Francis, joking that she had been excommunicated three times and wanted to meet him. \u201cI\u2019m a good Catholic. I swear! I mean, I don\u2019t swear!\u201d she wrote. 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