The new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, has been celebrated for being an American from Chicago.

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated ...

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry.

Pope Leo XIV's ancestry isn't necessarily unique. It's quintessentially American, illustrated by his grandfather's illicit ...

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

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

Pope Leo XIV, who is the first American pope in history, has lineage among “free people of color” in the U.S. dating back to ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

A New Orleans priest with Creole ancestry, Father Tony Ricard, said Pope Leo XIV’s genealogy wasn’t much of a surprise to him. The pope’s maternal grandfather was described as a black cigarm ...