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 ...

Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes ...

The first American pope's grandparents identified as Black, records show. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV, unveiled to the world May 8, is a Chicagoan with Creole and Caribbean heritage rooted in New Orleans. Born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the Catholic Church’s first ...

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.

And it seems quite clear that Pope Leo XIV will continue to build on that heritage. He has already expressed his concerns about Artificial Intelligence and its dangers, especially the diminishment ...

Fr. Ajani Gibson, pastor of St. Peter Claver in the Seventh Ward neighborhood where the maternal grandparents of Pope Leo XIV lived, sits inside the church in New Orleans, May 9.

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. As part of the melting pot of French ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...