While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

A Catholic mother of 10 and grandmother of 30 was honored by New Orleans’ Archbishop Gregory Aymond during a special vigil ...

In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares ...

In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always ...

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

New Orleans' 7th Ward neighborhood has long been recognized as a cultural stronghold for people of African, French, Spanish ...

He researched his family tree long ago, so when he heard the ‘Baquie’ name in the Pope’s ancestry, it didn’t take long for ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church ...

Some in the Black and Creole Catholic communities say the election of Leo is just what the Catholic Church needs to unify the ...

The new pope is just what the Catholic Church needs to unify the global church and elevate the profile of Black Catholics ...