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

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

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

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

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

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

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. But the pope’s family history of “gens de couleur ... three years before the Louisiana Purchase. Celeste Guimont Lemelle is the daughter of ...

INVESTIGATION. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL. WELL, A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM THE NEW AMERICAN PONTIFF NOW IN CHARGE OF LEADING CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD. AND IN TRUE AMERICAN FASHION, WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT ...