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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Pope Leo XIV's Creole Heritage Highlights Complex History of Racism and the Church ... grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora ...

However, 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 ...

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

However, 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 ...

Previously, he served as the Diocesan Administrator in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux since January 2024, following the death ...