Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...

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

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

ABC News has obtained several records, including U.S. Census records from the early 1900s, demonstrating that the first American pope's family tree reflects the complex racial history of this country.

Journalist, author and historian Michael DeWitt Jr. explores the Fort Fremont Preserve and History Center in Beaufort County, ...

Georgia’s landscape is dotted with hidden treasures that often go unnoticed by travelers rushing between Atlanta and Savannah. Among these overlooked gems sits Sandersville, a place where fathers and ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...

Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your ...

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington’s Commission on African American History is hosting the first-ever MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17. From 12 to 8 p.m. at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion, the ...

American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency firm co-founded by Eric Trump, said it was merging with a company traded on the Nasdaq, the latest expansion of the family’s investments in crypto. By David ...