"What does the elevation of Cardinal Robert Prevost to Pope Leo XIV mean for New Orleans Catholics?" asks columnist Robert ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

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 ...

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.

Genealogists have discovered that Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were of Haitian descent, making him the first Haitian Pope in history, adding a rich cultural layer to the papacy.

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

Though family trees show that the author is related to the new pope, there are some relatives he's less proud to have.

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 ...

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 ...