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, except ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

Well, they got one in Pope Leo XIV even if this isn’t apparent on the surface. Although the Pope doesn’t identify as Black ... white distant American cousins. “As we went through the photos ...

He will take on the name Pope Leo XIV. More than an hour ... s chimney each time ballots are burned. Black smoke means no pope has been chosen. White smoke means the opposite.

The brother of newly elected U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV ... “identified in records as Black or mulatto,” Honora told Forbes, but the family “passed … into a white racial identity” when ...