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Pope Leo XIV has Creole ancestry. What does that mean and why does it matter?
The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s Creoles of color, whose community has historical ties to people of African descent.
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...
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When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...
is partially descended from Creole people of color, according to Jari C. Honora, a noted genealogist and historian. Honora works at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French ...
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