Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry.

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

St. Landry Parish Archivist Larry Caillier Jr. has researched the Pope's family lineage, tracing it back to St. Landry Parish ...

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

Pope Leo XIV's ancestry isn't necessarily unique. It's quintessentially American, illustrated by his grandfather's illicit ...

Pope Leo XIV has Cuban heritage through his maternal lineage, tracing back to Manuel José Ramos, who was born in Havana in ...

Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he ...

Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires ... It also seems odd because situations in which Black ancestry is suspected are often difficult to ...

There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.