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

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 ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the ...

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

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

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents ... for Creoles," said Jolivette, whose Creole family is from ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...

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

The Diocese of Laredo published a letter Friday from Bishop James A. Tamayo to Pope Leo XIV following the pope’s selection as pontiff earlier this month. Dated May 9, Tamayo congratulated the pope on ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, is Black. He is a descendant of Creoles in New Orleans, including ...

Pope Leo’s connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ...

Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...