Holy pop! According to a new deep dive published by The New York Times, the newly named Pope Leo XIV is related to two of pop music's biggest names: Madonna and Justin Bieber. In assembling a detailed family tree for the Chicago-born religious leader - who was elected the new head of the Catholic Church in May following the death of Pope Francis - the publication found that Leo is distantly linked to the two singers through a shared ancestor born about six generations back.

Pope Leo XIV fully embraced the White Sox this week by wearing the MLB team’s hat during an appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday. The Sox’s Instagram page shared the photo of the Pontiff donning the black Sox cap, which soon went viral.

Chicago is hosting a citywide celebration and mass on Saturday for the first American-and Chicago-born Pope.Why it matters: Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver a video message for youth from the Vatican,