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How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans
The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...
Genealogists trace Pope Leo's African ancestry to New Orleans and Haiti
The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago ...
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...
Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration
Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.
Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans
Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.
‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.
In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...
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Excitement of new Pope spreads from Catholic students all the way to Archbishop of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — As the smoke at the Vatican turned white ... Cardinal Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo the XIV, was born in Chicago. Archbishop Aymond says this is a great point of ...
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New Orleans police officers honored for response to New Year's Day terror attack
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