But above all, it was found through the extension of work carried out by genealogist Jari C. Honora, that the leader of the Catholic Church has links with Madonna. Madonna was raised Catholic, and was even confirmed under the name, Veronica.

Both Justin Bieber and Madonna are related to Pope Leo, who is also distant cousins with Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton.

Madonna has found herself unexpectedly linked to the Vatican—this time not through controversy, but through family. According to a new New York Times report by historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., the singer is a distant relative of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.