Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...

The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

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The pope’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Martinez, was described as a black cigarmaker from “Hayti” in some historical records, while other documents listed his birthplace as the Dominican ...

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

San Francisco Police arrest a 29-year-old man, Joseph Martinez, on suspicion of arson in the Richmond District.

Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or mulatto in several census documents. Tune into "The American Pope: Leo XIV," a special ...

When Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié and their two young daughters lived at 1933 N. Prieur St. in 1900, New Orleans was the queen city of the South, with new electric streetcars and state-of ...