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

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

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

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, but his family’s New Orleans lineage dates back to the 1880s.

The recent election of Pope Leo XIV, né Robert Francis Prevost, marks a significant moment in history, not only because he is ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

ABC News reports that photos of their grandparents were shown to Pope Leo XIV’s brother, John Prevost, and he confirmed it ...

The first American pope, Pope Leo XIV’s ancestry reveals that he may be the first Black pope, with roots tying ...

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

Pope Leo XIV's mother, Mildred Martínez, has Spanish roots, per Vatican News. She was born in Chicago in 1912, according to ...