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,’ ...

In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always ...

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

As the first Catholic pope from the United States, Pope Leo XIV has an ancestry that traces back to the Creole and free people of color from Louisiana, illustrating complex and interconnected issues ...

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

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

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

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

But Martinez’s parents — the pope’s great-grandparents — were living in Louisiana ... Williams, a history professor at the University of Dayton, said she hopes that Leo’s “genealogical ...

The Catholic Church has always been central to Creole identity. The Prevosts aren’t the only ones who passed into white ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

The image of Trump as the pope just days after our revered Pope Francis died shows why he's a terrible model for morality.