While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

in 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel via AP) Jari Honora, family ...

When local T-shirt shop Dirty Coast heard that Pope Leo XIV had family ties to New Orleans, they did what they do best and ...

The new leader of the Catholic Church has a distinction that goes beyond being the first pope from the United States. Records ...

In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares ...

Jari Honora has been tracing bloodlines and family lineage since he was 9 years old, when he began a yearslong journey to ...

Pope Leo XIV’s New Orleans connection While Hurricane Katrina in 2005 reshaped much of New Orleans and its tangible Black Catholic heritage, the city has remained resilient. “Remember, New ...

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

Attorney general Liz Murrill says she has been working non-stop with District Attorney Jason Williams, the City Council, the State Supreme Court, Governor Jeff Landry and Federal Judge Africk.

His story is a call to hope and a challenge to the Church in India to see finally and fully those it has failed to embrace ...