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,’ ...

According to Opta Ace, the 30-year-old Rock Island native is the oldest American to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian ...

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up has taken steps to acquire his humble childhood home before the property can be sold off to the highest bidder at a planned auction. Pope Leo, who was ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, made ...

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

Pope Leo XIV's ancestry isn't necessarily unique. It's quintessentially American, illustrated by his grandfather's illicit ...

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

Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.