Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole roots. That is raising awareness about the complexity of the Creole ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

A new discovery about Pope Leo XIV is striking a chord in New Orleans ...

The new pontiff’s election is breaking ground in many different aspects as he’s not only the first U.S.-born and Peruvian ...

Little Rock, AR, USA mdash; The question isn rsquo;t whether the world is ready for a pontiff with African-American ancestry ...

The New York Times reported on the pope’s maternal African heritage only because a Black New Orleans genealogist by the name ...