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Why the Black Pope Matters — From New Orleans’ 7th Ward to South Los Angeles

by Erin Aubry Kaplan June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Ahead of Pope Leo’s virtual address in his hometown of Chicago, his roots in Creole Louisiana continue to be a revelation.

Newly elected Pope Robert Francis Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. He becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.

Why Black Catholics Have Hope for Pope Leo XIV

by Joseph Williams May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Joins the ‘Hands Off’ Movement Against Trump-Era Setbacks

by The Washington Informer April 7, 2025April 8, 2025

I’m a Black Catholic Man Worried About (Another) 4 Years Under Trump

by Daryl Grigsby November 12, 2024November 12, 2024