I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and missionary background will enrich his papacy and bring a unique perspective to his role as ...

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

The Trump administration seeks to improve ties by working with Pope Leo XIV on ending the Ukraine war and de-emphasizing ...

Nate Tinner-Williams, a contributing Globe Opinion writer, is cofounder and editor of Black Catholic Messenger. As the ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, the cleric formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, is, like me, descended from a long line of Catholic Creoles. It is a distinctly American — and yet also distinctly Caribbean ...

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American ... As it turns out, though, it appears the man in white roots for the White Sox. It didn’t stop those in Wrigleyville ...

The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New Orleans, from a famous Voodoo priestess to the self-proclaimed inventor of ...

Will Leo follow in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis and be a progressive? Or will he be a conservative, as many ...

This is an opinion column. They didn’t have a choice. My ancestors and most of their kindred didn’t have the option of choosing to identify as Black. Or to pass. Of course, some did. Some opted out.

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or ...