These were the words of an elderly Creole woman from New Orleans, who spoke to me recently in light of the elevation of Robert Prevost to office of the Holy See. Those words spoke to a long ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — A day filled with rhythm, dance, and deep cultural roots took over the Blackham Coliseum for the 38th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza—a staple event celebrating the rich Creole ...

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America. By Richard Fausset and Robert ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of colour from New Orleans.The pope's maternal grandparents, both of whom ...

Records obtained by the New York Times found that Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans, Louisiana. His maternal grandparents lived in ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The detective work of Jari Honora, the New Orleans genealogist and historian ...

(RNS) — Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America. (RNS) — As a Chicago-born missionary to Peru, Robert Francis ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole people of color, according to Jari C. Honora, a noted genealogist and ...

Jeffery Broussard, one of Louisiana's most dynamic and respected zydeco musicians, is once again pushing the boundaries of Creole music. His latest project, "Bayou Moonlight," recorded with his ...

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans. While Pope Leo XIV ...

First as the first U.S.-born pope — and second as the first pontiff with recent ancestors who were Creole people of color in New Orleans, something the new pope has never acknowledged publicly.