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 ...

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

one organization is working to connect African Americans with stories of their enslaved ancestors. “Juneteenth is an opportunity to celebrate the history of African American resilience and ...

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

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 ...

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

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

Hood Design Studio has designed the African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum in Charleston, United States. The African Ancestors Memorial Garden at Charleston ...

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 ...