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First as the first U.S.-born pope — and second as the first pontiff with recent ancestors who were Creole people of color in New Orleans, something the new pope has never acknowledged publicly.

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 has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans. While Pope Leo XIV ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of colour from New Orleans.The pope's maternal grandparents, both of whom ...

“When he came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,’” said Ricard, a New Orleans Catholic priest with a Creole background. “And that ...

“But I couldn’t figure out, What are you?” The revelation that Pope Leo is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans, including some with potential ties to the ...

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in the southern state, the Pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole or people of mixed descent.

As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in Louisiana, the pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole. “It was special for me because I ...