There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned ...

Pope Leo XIV made a calculated move to underplay his American origins, a strategy that ultimately paved the way for his ...

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

“CBS Mornings” went straight to Pope Leo’s family to confirm Honora’s discovery. In a May 9 interview, the new pontiff’s ...

The View" co-host Sunny Hostin expressed her excitement for Pope Leo XIV after discovering his maternal grandparents were ...

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

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

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

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...