As a historically Catholic city, New Orleans was always going to celebrate the new pope. Zoom in: But once news broke that ...

Black and Creole Catholics in the U.S. say that a pope who holds these multiple identities is just what the Catholic Church ...

By Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornto Research has led to reports that the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has Black family roots that trace back to New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the new pope’s Creole heritage and family ties to New Orleans. We also learn ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

“CBS Mornings” went straight to Pope Leo’s family to confirm Honora’s discovery. In a May 9 interview, the new pontiff’s ...

To the shock of many, the new Pope is not only the first Pope from the United States, but the Pope has Haitian and Creole ancestry as well. Those facts are just some of what we learned as we try to ...

They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And ...

A popular Chicago restaurant chain is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a sandwich named in the pontiff’s honor.

Findings regarding Pope Leo XIV's familial roots appear to indicate that the pontiff's great-grandfather was Maltese, the New York Times reports.