Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration ceremony took place in Vatican City earlier today. Many were in attendance, and as tradition goes — when a person is in the presence of a pope, they dress in black ...

In 1900, Leo's maternal grandparents Louise Baquié and Joseph Martinez lived in the predominately Black 7th Ward of New Orleans, according to U.S. Census records, the same part of the city where ...

Lifestyle Only a handful of women allowed to wear white to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration — here’s why everyone else must dress in black By Fabiana Buontempo Published May 18, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET ...

That was a mind-blowing moment for me," he said. Gibson said the pope's Black ancestry feels like a reminder that he, too, belongs, in a church where just 4% of Catholics in the U.S. are Black.

In a recent interview, Pope Leo XIV’s brother, John Prevost, confirmed the family’s Haitian roots and connections to New Orleans. He noted that while they knew their grandparents’ heritage ...