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New Orleans celebrates "Creole of color" Pope Leo XIV

As a historically Catholic city, New Orleans was always going to celebrate the new pope. Zoom in: But once news broke that Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans as a "Creole of color," the celebration leveled up considerably.

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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans

This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ancestors in the heart of the city’s Afro-Caribbean culture.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Pope Leo XIV visits Francis' tomb, says he wants to uphold 'precious legacy'

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church.

NOLA.com1d

How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

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

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also ...

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New Orleans celebrates "7th Ward Pope"

Then-Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost attends the funeral of Pope Francis. He was elevated to Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, and news quickly broke that Prevost's family has Creole roots in New Orleans.

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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 family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

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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 ...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

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 ...

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Pope Leo XIV is ‘person of color’ with surprising ancestry that traces back to New Orleans

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New ...

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How Pope Leo's Creole roots in New Orleans tell "an American story"

Pope Leo XIV may have been born in Chicago, but he has Creole roots in New Orleans. Why it matters: The new pope, formerly ...

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