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Creole, New Orleans and Pope Leo XIV

CBS News on MSN · 5h

Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

Chicago Sun-Times · 3h

Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, 'a blessing' for the diaspora, advocate says

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents dug up by New Orleans-based genealogist Jari Honora.

The New York Times · 20h

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans

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.

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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

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Pope Leo's Upcoming Inauguration Mass: Everything to Know

Although the Pope—formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—has presided over his first service for the cardinals, ...

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