In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares ...

A genealogist hopes when the pope will stop in New Orleans when he comes to the U.S.: "We have to have a second-line. We have ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the ...

By Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornto Research has led to reports that the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has Black family roots that trace back to New Orleans.

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

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

“CBS Mornings” went straight to Pope Leo’s family to confirm Honora’s discovery. In a May 9 interview, the new pontiff’s ...

A popular Chicago restaurant chain is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a sandwich named in the pontiff’s honor.

Genealogists have discovered that Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were of Haitian descent, making him the first Haitian Pope in history, adding a rich cultural layer to the papacy.

Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between ...

Though family trees show that the author is related to the new pope, there are some relatives he's less proud to have.

"What does the elevation of Cardinal Robert Prevost to Pope Leo XIV mean for New Orleans Catholics?" asks columnist Robert ...