From jazz-soaked corners to grand mansions, these historic spots aren’t just relics—they’re the heartbeat of a city that wears its past proudly. After diving into New Orleans’ latest ...

The French Quarter is New Orleans’ historic heart. It was founded in ... It has all the trimmings of a beautiful old church, like stained glass windows, a lavishly painted ceiling, and ornate ...

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

New Orleans will honor Juneteenth this year with a lineup of events that celebrate Black history, artistry and liberation ...

Mr. Honora, who works at the Historic New Orleans Collection ... Until it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1915, the church building was on Annette Street in the city’s Seventh Ward, a historic ...

19, 1864, in New Orleans' St. Mary's Church on Chartres Street ... Jari Honora, family Historian with the Historic New Orleans Collection, was the first to discover the pontiff's family ties.

Honora works at the Historic New Orleans Collection ... Until it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1915, the church’s building was on Annette Street in the city’s 7th Ward, a historic center ...

That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ said one Black priest, whose church is a mile from where the pope’s ancestors once lived. NEW ORLEANS (RNS and NPR) — Despite being born in Chicago ...

Why Black Catholics in New Orleans feel a special connection to Pope Leo XIV. Despite being born in Chicago and living most of his adult life in Peru, the first American pope has been claimed by ...

Honora, a graduate of an all-boys Black Catholic high school in New Orleans, found records of the pope's ancestors baptized in St. Louis Cathedral over 200 years ago.