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Pope Leo's family tree shows ties to a prominent Creole family of color in Louisiana
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...
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 ...
The Shreveport Times5d
Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born, has ties to New Orleans. What to know about Robert Prevost
French Creole families and free people of color, according to The Data Center. Honora also found evidence that the new pope has "Creole of color roots," as his mother is of Creole descent ...
Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community
When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...
Chicago Tribune4d
Newly named Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, genealogist says
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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times3d
Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, 'a blessing' for the diaspora, advocate says
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