The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

Pope, Leo XIV was inaugurated as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis in April.

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

British royal family news reveals that neither Prince William nor King Charles will be in attendance at the historical ceremony and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV later this month.The new pontiff, ...

"In the late '70s, Poland was already a pretty Catholic place, but the fact they had a Polish pope absolutely ignited it," ...

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Plus: See PEOPLE's new cover marking Pope Leo XIV's historic rise Linda ... As a child, Louis Prevost and his family would always joke that his little brother Robert wasn't like the other kids ...

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CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show. ABC News has obtained several records ...

ABC News Pope Leo XIV's family might've predicted he would become a religious leader one day, but it all still feels like a dream. On May 8, Cardinal Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo ...

The first American pope's grandparents identified as Black, records show. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans ...