The View" co-host Sunny Hostin expressed her excitement for Pope Leo XIV after discovering his maternal grandparents were ...

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 ...

The pope’s great-great-grandmother Celeste Lemelle was a free woman of color from a Creole family that made its wealth from ...

When news broke that Pope Leo XIV had Black and Creole ancestry, the internet practically broke. How could this white man be ...

Sunny Hostin showed newfound support for Pope Leo XIV on "The View" Monday after learning about his Black and Haitian ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

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 prominent Catholic newspaper is among those suggesting Pope Leo XIV may be the first Black pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Pope Leo XIV, who is the first American pope in history, has lineage among “free people of color” in the U.S. dating back to ...