News

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...
St. Landry Parish Archivist Larry Caillier Jr. has researched the Pope's family lineage, tracing it back to St. Landry Parish ...
Pope Leo XIV's ancestry isn't necessarily unique. It's quintessentially American, illustrated by his grandfather's illicit ...
Pope Leo XIV has Cuban heritage through his maternal lineage, tracing back to Manuel José Ramos, who was born in Havana in ...
It's no secret that when the Vatican announced Pope Leo XIV as the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, everyone wanted ...
Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he ...
Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires ... It also seems odd because situations in which Black ancestry is suspected are often difficult to ...
There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.
Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.