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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 Black Catholic experience in America.

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Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

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Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, 'a blessing' for the diaspora, advocate says

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents dug up by New Orleans-based genealogist Jari Honora.

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New Orleans Pro-Palestinian, Israeli supporters speak out amid ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

after 15 months of war between Hamas and Israel. This comes as dozens more people were killed in Gaza Wednesday night. New Orleans organizations on both sides spoke out amid negotiations ...

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The U.S. has a plan to send food to Gaza. Leading aid groups object to the idea

The proposed solution would only provide food and aid to around 60 percent of Gaza's civilians initially, according to a copy ...

Leo XIV Pledges to Lift Up ‘Ordinary People’

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

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