The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

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

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...

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

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

The new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, has been celebrated for being an American from Chicago.

Pope Leo XIV’s family has roots in Louisiana’s Creole population, according to research by Jari C. Honora, a genealogist with the Historic New Orleans Collection. More in U.S.

The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago ...

Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is descended from Creole people ... began investigating the new pope’s ancestry on a whim Thursday, suspecting Leo might have some common ancestry with the ...