Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary’s of ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. As part of the melting pot of French ...

Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America. Cardinal Robert Prevost celebrates Mass at St. Jude Parish in New Lenox, Ill., in 2024.

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census ... said he was “a little surprised” about the pope’s heritage.

Fr. Ajani Gibson, pastor of St. Peter Claver in the Seventh Ward neighborhood where the maternal grandparents of Pope Leo XIV lived, sits inside the church in New Orleans, May 9.

Reverend Ajani K. Gibson, pastor of St. Peter Claver, a Catholic Church in the 7th Ward neighborhood where the grandparents of Pope Leo XIV lived, speaks with The Associated Press inside the ...