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

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, ...

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

They'd all heard the news that broke shortly after his election, that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans that stretch back centuries. Sponsor Message "You know how we are, we just claim ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed The Rev. Simon Peter Engurait to be the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, the ...

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show. ABC News has obtained several records, including U ...

Last week, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made history when he became ... research shows Leo XIV’s ancestry can be traced back to New Orleans. In an interview with Louisiana ...

As a historically Catholic city, New Orleans was always going to celebrate the new pope. Zoom in: But once news broke that Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans as a "Creole of color," the ...

People all over the world are still celebrating the transformation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost into Pope Leo XIV, but none more ... formation. But New Orleans may have an even greater ...

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