Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his ...

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

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Jari Honora, family historian for the Historic New Orleans Collection, shows genealogy material related to the grandparents of Pope Leo XIV in New Orleans May 9. (AP/Gerald Herbert) ...

Jari Honora, family historian for the Historic New Orleans Collection, shows genealogy material of the grandparents of Pope Leo XIV in New Orleans, Friday, May 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Gerald Herbert ...

In terms of how Pope Leo’s family ended up in Illinois, ... and what it means to be an American with Louisiana Creole ties. This is more than just genealogy, it’s a legacy. ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV's maternal great-grandparents were “free people of colour” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found.

Pope Leo XIV, unveiled to the world May 8, is a Chicagoan with Creole and Caribbean heritage rooted in New Orleans. advertisement. ... John noted that his family doesn’t identify as Black.

Pope Leo XIV's family might've predicted he would become a religious leader one day, but it all still feels like a dream.. On May 8, Cardinal Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo, was elected as ...

Pope Leo XIV was raised in Chicago by his parents, alongside two brothers, Louis and John. Here's everything to know about Pope Leo XIV's family, including his parents and siblings.

Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps.