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New Orleans historian on tracing Pope Leo XIV’s hidden Creole roots
In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares ...
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of New Orleans was palpable even ...
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 ...
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Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans' 7th Ward. See his family lineage and history.
In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always ...
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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ...
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Pope’s Family History Offers a Glimpse Into the American Creole Journey
“Creole” and its more specific variant, “Louisiana Creole,” is a complicated term. It was historically used to describe any child born in the New World colonies to European parents ...