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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 ...
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Black, Creole, 7th Ward Louisianans celebrate the pope's New Orleans lineage: 'So dope'
New Orleans' 7th Ward neighborhood has long been recognized as a cultural stronghold for people of African, French, Spanish ...
New pope’s ties to New Orleans highlighted during a special Mass
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...
New Orleans Celebrates the New Pope’s Creole Roots
Everyone is the pope’s cousin,” Father Gibson said. “I hope he gets to meet all of his new cousins.” On Thursday, Cardinal ...
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Here's what New Orleans Catholics want in their next pope as conclave begins in Rome
New Orleans Roman Catholics are diverse and have mixed views on what they want to see in the next pope, whose selection will ...
Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans
CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New ...
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Black America celebrates African heritage of Pope Leo XIV
Discover the surprising Black and Creole roots of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, and how his heritage is impacting ...