That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, is Black. He is a descendant of Creoles in New Orleans, including ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Black and Creole Catholics in the U.S. say that a pope who holds these multiple identities is just what the Catholic Church ...

Oswego, N.Y. — An Oswego priest is sharing memories from when he knew Pope Leo XIV, long before he was elected Pope.

If you asked Africans who they’d want as the next Pope, most would likely choose one of their own. Yesterday, a total of 133 ...

The recent election of Pope Leo XIV, né Robert Francis Prevost, marks a significant moment in history, not only because he is ...