Richard Fausset

23 hours ago | seattletimes.com | Richard Fausset

You can often find the eldest brother of the Successor of the Prince of the Apostles down at the Twisted Fork restaurant in Port Charlotte, Fla., where, on Honky-Tonk Thursdays, he is most likely boot-scooting along with the rest of the line dancers. His ringtone plays the opening riffs of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.” He incurred $20,000 in roof damage from Hurricane Ian.

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Richard Fausset

1 hour agoBaseball’s all-time hit leader, who died at 83 last September, has been banned since 1989 after an investigation revealed that he had placed bets while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds. Pete Rose has officially been taken off MLB’s permanently ineligible list, the league announced …

4 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Richard Fausset

Share The Vatican conclave surprised the world this week by selecting the first American pope, a native of Chicago.

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Richard Fausset

The documents, including census records, baptismal rolls and marriage certificates, trace the story of Pope Leo's mother's family and their diverse background before moving to Chicago. The Vatican conclave surprised the world this week by selecting the first American pope, a native of Chicago. Soon after, a respected genealogist surprised the world by revealing that the new pope's heritage connected him to far more strands of the American experience than previously known.

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Rick Rojas |Richard Fausset

"This is like a reward from God," a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV's ancestors in the heart of the city's Afro-Caribbean culture. One day in June 1900, a census taker visited the New Orleans home of Joseph and Louise Martinez, Pope Leo XIV's grandparents. They lived on North Prieur Street, just north of the French Quarter, a neighborhood considered the cradle of Louisiana's Creole people of color. Joseph N.