Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope's maternal grandparents, both of whom are ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the newly appointed Catholic leader who took the name Pope Leo XIV, has a surprising connection to a Louisiana community with unique origins in the United States. The ...

The new pontiff’s election is breaking ground in many different aspects as he’s not only the first U.S.-born and Peruvian national to become the pope but new details about his ancestral roots go back ...

MANILA, Philippines — The new leader of the Catholic Church has a distinction that goes beyond being the first pope from the United States. Records obtained by the New York Times found that Pope Leo ...

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