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

For this month’s ‘Made in Africa’ column, we list the music from across the African diaspora we’re taking into the summer ...

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

Rookwood encourages people who aren’t familiar with the kitchen and vegan dishes to try ‘Jamaican “No Saltfish” Fritters,’ ...

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 ...

He is the first North American pope and, according to a prominent genealogist, a pope with African-Creole ancestry. The understated candidate triumphed on the second day of voting in a count kept ...

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

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

Here’s what to know. In its earliest usage, Creole referred to people born in the New World, now known as the Americas, as opposed to the Old World — Africa, Asia or Europe, the Creole ...

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