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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Everyone is the pope’s cousin,” Father Gibson said. “I hope he gets to meet all of his new cousins.” On Thursday, Cardinal ...

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

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

The new pontiff’s election is breaking ground in many different aspects as he’s not only the first U.S.-born and Peruvian ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is holding a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV at noon. You can watch the mass in ...