The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

THUMBS UP. Jari Honora, a historian and genealogist at The Historic New Orleans Collection, in early May discovered Pope Leo ...

A New Orleans committee announced the remains of 19 Black Americans whose skulls were taken to Leipzig, Germany, in the 1880s ...

Before his death, the late Pope Francis announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, which is a year of celebration, joy and ...

The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta is returning for its third edition with more than 40 films from over 20 countries.

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

Pope Leo XIV has not forgotten about his responsibilities as a Peruvian citizen. On Friday, he updated his national ...

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as ...

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...