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

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

Pope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work in continuing the ...

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

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

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

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

Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. But what sets him apart is not that ...

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