After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

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

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

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

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists ...

People attending mass in New Orleans say they were filled with joy the moment Pope Leo XIV walked onto the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica.

NEW ORLEANS — Friday, New Orleanians raised their arms and opened their hearts to prayer, celebrating Pope Leo XIV. At one of the most historical places in the French Quarter, the Archbishop held a ...