The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

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In the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got one in Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

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The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists ...

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

People attending mass in New Orleans say they were filled with joy the moment Pope Leo XIV walked onto the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica.

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

NEW ORLEANS — While Chicago celebrates the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, New Orleans may have reason to throw a second line of its own. The new Holy Father has ties that reach deep into Louisiana ...