Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass "for the care of creation" on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology center ...

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

Pope's legacy tied to race, Chicago's Black community Pope Leo XIV’s background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics in Chicago.

Just hours after Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago) made history as the first head of the Catholic Church from the United States, my aunt sent a Facebook post to our family ...

When Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié and their two young daughters lived at 1933 N. Prieur St. in 1900, New Orleans was the queen city of the South, with new electric streetcars and state-of ...

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

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

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, saying his service to the poor and the church had propelled him to the papacy.