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

Reports that the new leader of the Catholic Church has mixed African ancestry offer a fascinating antidote to President Trump’s attacks on diversity in America.

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 biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, will be available May 21 from EWTN and is now available for preorder.

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

Experts had said it was to be a short conclave, but no one expected to have a new Pope that quickly. Leo XIV (born Robert ...

ROME — As the universal Church celebrates the gift of the new Pope, there is one university in Rome where the joy is felt a little more deeply: Pope Leo XIV’s alma mater. The Pontifical University of ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Leo XIV will prioritize the environment and needs of immigrants, citing major themes throughout the pontiff’s homily during his inaugural Mass on Sunday. The ...

The Trump administration seeks to improve ties by working with Pope Leo XIV on ending the Ukraine war and de-emphasizing ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to the papacy this month has been a cause for celebration for Catholic Americans and South Siders in particular, where a young Pope ...

Riggitano was a teacher at the Quincy Conservatory of Music and lived down the street from his sister at 836 Maine with the ...

U.S. Rep. French Hill led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Vatican on Sunday, one of 14 House members selected to ...