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 […] ‘Wow, Just Wow’:‘Finding Your Roots’ Uncovers Wild Truth About New Pope, ...

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

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

In front of the altar built on the tomb of St. Peter, the men being ordained lay prostrate on the marble floor of the ...

Cousins from both the branches of Pope Leo XIV's extended family, the side that passed for white and the side that remained Black, are eager to reconnect.

Another Black ancestor, the pope’s grandfather Joseph Nerval Martínez, was born in Haiti, to which his African Americans parents migrated from New Orleans before returning to the city in 1866.

Just hours after Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago) made history as the first head of the Catholic Church from the United States, my aunt sent a Facebook post to our family ...

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to world diplomats, said on Friday that the dignity of migrants had to be respected, possibly putting himself on a collision course with the ...

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin revealed Monday she now “loves” Pope Leo XIV after discovering his “black” background. Hostin had previously expressed concerns about the new pontiff on ...

“The View" co-host Sunny Hostin expressed her excitement for Pope Leo XIV after discovering his maternal grandparents were described as people of color on government documents.

Haitian Catholics at Notre Dame D'Haiti Church gathered for a historic Sunday service, celebrating the first sermon from Pope Leo XIV — marking not only the first American pontiff but also the ...