Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Francis Prevost, the newly appointed Catholic leader who took the name Pope Leo XIV, has a surprising connection to a ...

The new pope is of Louisiana Creole descent, and according to one genealogist, that will put a global spotlight on the Creole people and their mixed ancestry. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost ...

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 was ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the first-ever American-born pontiff Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years. TIZIANA FABI/AFP via ...

Being an eighth generation Louisiana Creole who’s been researching and telling the story of my people since the 1990s, discovering that Pope Leo XIV shares a piece of our geographic and familial ...

Last week, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made history when he became the first pontiff from the United States. Although he was born and raised in Chicago, research shows Leo XIV’s ancestry ...

The unique Louisiana Creole dialect spoken in Vacherie in St. James Parish. Discover the unique Louisiana Creole dialect spoken in Vacherie in St. James Parish and learn how the language was crafted ...

When Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Chairman James Domengeaux and a group of academics, activists and musicians decided to throw a concert celebrating Cajun music and culture in ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the newly appointed Catholic leader who took the name Pope Leo XIV, has a surprising connection to a Louisiana community with unique origins in the United States. The ...