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

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

When local T-shirt shop Dirty Coast heard that Pope Leo XIV had family ties to New Orleans, they did what they do best and ...

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

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

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

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 ...

The first American pope has a family history with deep ties to New Orleans. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo ...

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans. While Pope Leo XIV ...

In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares ...

The first American-born pope has been chosen, and Pope Leo XIV was found to have roots in Louisiana. Find out about pope's ...