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'We call him our cousin': Black Catholics in New Orleans embrace Pope Leo as their own
I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...
The Tablet4d
Records Trace Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry to Black, Creole Roots
The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...
NPR5d
Why Black Catholics in New Orleans feel a special connection to Pope Leo XIV
They'd all heard the news that broke shortly after his election, that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans that stretch back centuries. Sponsor Message "You know how we are, we just ...
The Advocate10d
Pope Leo’s Louisiana roots stretch back even further to Spanish-held territory in Acadiana
The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...
The Tablet4d
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots a Source of Pride for Haitian Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...