Pope Leo XIV, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. Jari Honora, a historian at the Historic New ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole lineage from New Orleans, according to records shared after his election ...

Genealogist Alex DaPaul Lee calls Robert Francis Prevost’s elevation to the papacy a “monumental moment” for the Louisiana ...

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

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

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole people of color, according to Jari C. Honora, a noted genealogist and ...

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

“We are enthusiastic that the research into Pope Leo XIV’s ancestry is shedding light on the complex history of the Louisiana Creole people and the meaning of the term ‘Creole’ itself ...