Black and Creole Catholics in the U.S. say that a pope who holds these multiple identities is just what the Catholic Church ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — The new Pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, who began digging in the archives and discovered the Pope had deep roots in the city.

It also shows us that the church transcends national borders.” Bharath reported from Los Angeles. Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.

The Rev. Ajani Gibson, who heads the predominantly Black congregation at St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans ... at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, said the pope’s genealogy ...