According to the historians exploring Leo XIV's genetic history, the new pope can trace his lineage to the Afro-Caribbean culture.

Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the Vatican conclave, marking a historic first for African-American leadership in the ...

Catholics gathered at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago this morning for a special Mass celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

ATLANTA — People across metro Atlanta are not only celebrating a new Pope, but also the very first American to be named ...

Photo: Getty Images The new pope reportedly has ties to Black and Creole communities in Louisiana. On Thursday (May 8), Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV and the new leader of the Catholic ...

ATLANTA — As the Catholic Church prepares to select its next pope, Cardinal Wilton Gregory—the former archbishop for Atlanta's archdiocese—is playing a key role in this historic moment.

No one is more vested in the process of choosing the next pope than the Archdiocese of Atlanta, with Catholic schools and ...

a somber ceremony where cardinals from around the world will gather and begin the process to vote for a pontiff to lead the 1.4 billion people of the Catholic church. Tuesday’s ceremony was more ...