The Essence Festival of Culture will keep attendees busy, but people still need to eat. Here are 20 Black-owned New Orleans ...

Jari Honora, the Historic New Orleans Collection family historian who quickly discovered Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Black, Creole and Seventh Ward roots, was celebrated during an intimate ...

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.

In the New Orleans 7th Ward neighborhood, Black and Creole Catholics and residents share intrigue of the Robert Prevost's roots to the city and are reminded of an often forgotten history while ...

Pope Leo XIV Has Black Creole Roots, Ties To New Orleans. Story by Jahaura Michelle • 1d. R obert Prevost has made history as the first U.S.-born pope elected to lead the Vatican.

Explore the fascinating connection between the new Pope Leo XIV, his Creole heritage, and the racial struggle in the US.

A journalist and poet, Michel Séligny was considered “the most productive” Creole short story writer during the 19th Century.

A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward." Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ...

Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, ... Paul said Chicago has made important contributions to Black culture. Pope Leo’s Creole ancestry is the latest notch in that record, he said.

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are ...

Honora, a graduate of an all-boys Black Catholic high school in New Orleans, found records of the pope's ancestors baptized in St. Louis Cathedral over 200 years ago.

It's only partly a joke. The Rev. Tony Ricard, a Creole priest and the director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, said he has his answer ready if anyone ...