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

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free ... there are a number of firsts here and it’s a matter of ...

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

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...

Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at the Mass for the Initiation of the Petrine Ministry on Sunday, May 18, after being ...

In recent weeks, Europe’s remaining Catholic royal families marked the news of Pope Leo's election with public messages of ...

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

At his installation Mass, the pope said, "in this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, ...