The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

That all changed with the end of the Reconstruction Era, when Americain- style segregation was codified into law. Creoles of ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

The pope’s Creole roots draw attention to the complex ... granted that the things that people love most about New Orleans are both Black and Catholic,” said Gibson, referring to rich cultural ...

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 ...

"There are Black Creoles and White Creoles," he said ... Honora is looking forward to the pope's American visit, hoping New Orleans makes the tour. "We have to have a second-line," he told ...

“If there was just a New Orleans connection ... Paul said Chicago has made important contributions to Black culture. Pope Leo’s Creole ancestry is the latest notch in that record, he said.

After more than 150 years in Germany, the remains of 19 Black people, taken for racist scientific research, have been ...

The curious background of Pope Leo XIV, the North American formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, is already making waves, with some calling the new pontiff the first Black pope and others ...

“Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has Creole of color roots from New Orleans on his mother's side,” wrote Honora, a Black, Catholic New Orleanian. Honora’s review of census and marriage ...