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

From live performances to cultural exhibits, Lafayette’s annual Zydeco Extravaganza celebrates the sound and soul of South ...

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

Being an eighth generation Louisiana Creole who’s been researching and telling the story of my people since the 1990s, ...

Louisiana and Creole genealogists are passionate. There is a reason they are so passionate. Creole history tells the racial story of the U.S. in a completely different way. Creole history has ...

The Catholic Church has always been central to Creole identity. The Prevosts aren’t the only ones who passed into white ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has an ancestry that traces back to the Creole and free people of color from Louisiana, illustrating complex and interconnected issues of race and class in American history.

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole. “It was special for me because I ...

Louisiana Creoles are usually Catholic ... having become an avid student of the city’s Creole history, he said, he met people who understood instantly. Roudané has seen that same split in ...

a co-founder with Honora of The Creole Genealogical and Historical Association, said that the research appeared to signal a tremendous moment for the history of Louisiana Creoles, if a branch of ...

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole. “It was special for me because I ...