Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

The case against Prevost first emerged during a confrontation with the powerful ultra-Catholic group Sodalitium, with complicity from elements in Rome: ‘He has suffered greatly during the last year be ...

The day of his election, ABC News seemingly misreported that Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, had grown up a Chicago Cubs fan during its live ... began learning more about his suburban ...

"For Catholics in this country, I think there is a blessing in welcoming a pope for whom we may have a natural affinity but ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announces his campaign for a third term as Illinois governor during a campaign rally at Crossing Park Field House at 7655 S. Ingleside Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing, Thursday, June ...

As it happened, the pope has several generations of Cuban ancestors.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he previously served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome. This has sparked intense interest in Prevost's background, along with his religious and political ...

An extensive genealogical study by The New York Times, in collaboration with American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, has unearthed the fascinating heritage.

If Robert Prevost makes for a good pope, we should thank those nuns. And if he falls short, that’s on him. Maybe he wasn’t listening.

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...