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

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

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

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 ...

This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ...

As a historically Catholic city, New Orleans was always going to celebrate the new pope. Zoom in: But once news broke that ...

in 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel via AP) Jari Honora, family ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

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

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 ...

The first American pope, Pope Leo XIV’s ancestry reveals that he may be the first Black pope, with roots tying […] ...

Pope Leo XIV may have been born in Chicago, but he has Creole roots in New Orleans. Why it matters: The new pope, formerly ...