I think there's a certain awareness that Leo being the 1st American Pope should be the focus at this moment..
I also suspect that many in the media are relieved that he's quite a progressive American Pope in the age of Trump, so maybe let's ease up for a while on his racial identification so as not to rile up the MAGA crowd too much.

I'm pleasantly surprised that the New York Times gave it so much coverage.

About 15 mins ago, Symone Sanders of MSNBC brought up his creole & Black heritage and someone on the panel went "oh oh", followed by laughter.

I wonder if it's a point worth noting that his racial background is mostly Creole & Black, not the usual white/black mixture; making the Pope's identity closer to that of the Haitian creole/"mulatto" folks rather than the American biracial type. Don't be fooled by his skin tone, Pope Leo has much more African roots than European.

lol, what a fascinating circumstance/story given the times we're living in.