Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...

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 ...

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents ... for Creoles," said Jolivette, whose Creole family is from ...

The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...

Research has led to reports that the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has Black family roots that trace back to New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, is Black. He is a descendant of Creoles in New Orleans, including ...

Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step ...