Pope Leo Says His Family Tree Includes Slaves and Slave Owners

Pope Leo Says His Family Tree Includes Slaves and Slave Owners

Pope Leo, the first American pope, told NBC his mother's family includes both enslaved people and slave owners. His grandparents were immigrants. Speaking from Castel Gandolfo, he gave a personal backdrop to a papacy that has called Trump's immigration policies "inhuman" and criticized the US-Israeli war against Iran, straining Vatican-Washington ties.

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