The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago area—but new revelations about his ancestry are drawing attention far beyond the Vatican.

Here's what to know. First American-born Pope has roots in New Orleans, tracing back to the 7th Ward Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, has ties to New Orleans on his maternal side, genealogist and historian Jari Honora discovered after looking ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the new pope’s Creole heritage and family ties to New Orleans. We also learn about plans to build an LNG plant in Cameron Parish and check in with former Tulane President Scott Cowen,

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.”