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

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

The new Pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, who began digging in the archives and discovered ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who ...

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

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he’s been ...

Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory reporting law for clergy.