Pope Leo Reveals His Ancestry Includes Both Enslaved People and Slave Owners

Pope Leo, the first US pontiff, told NBC his maternal lineage includes both enslaved people and slave owners. His grandparents were immigrants. The remarks, given at Castel Gandolfo, add a personal dimension to a papacy that has called Trump's immigration policies "inhuman" and condemned the US-Israeli war against Iran, straining Vatican-Washington ties.