The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New ...

Black America is taking pride in a truth shaking up the Vatican and resonating through the streets of New Orleans: Pope Leo ...

Hosted by the Weeksville Heritage Center, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith will lead a four-part virtual workshop series ...

The new Pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, who began digging in the archives and discovered ...

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ...

Little Rock, AR, USA — The question isn’t whether the world is ready for a pontiff with African American ancestry. The real question is: Is America ready for an American pope with African ...