The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

When Robert Francis Prevost was growing up in a modest house in Dolton, Illinois, no one, not even his neighbors, imagined he ...

At one level, it's going to be really helpful because the name he chose, Leo XIV, is important. He has been very clear about ...

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 was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state.

Pope Leo XIV's time as bishop in a small Peruvian city offers the clearest glimpse into his views on immigration.

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary ...

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of ...

The Catholic Church has always been central to Creole identity. The Prevosts aren’t the only ones who passed into white ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, ...