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

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

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

This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole ...

New Orleans' 7th Ward neighborhood has long been recognized as a cultural stronghold for people of African, French, Spanish ...

The first American pope, Pope Leo XIV's ancestry reveals that he may be one of popes, with roots tying back to Haiti and New ...

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

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

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always ...