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Genealogists trace Pope Leo's African ancestry to New Orleans and Haiti
The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago ...
Pope Leo's family tree shows ties to a prominent Creole family of color in Louisiana
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...
‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.
In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...
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Excitement of new Pope spreads from Catholic students all the way to Archbishop of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — As the smoke at the Vatican turned white ... Cardinal Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo the XIV, was born in Chicago. Archbishop Aymond says this is a great point of ...
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New Orleans police officers honored for response to New Year's Day terror attack
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Pope Leo XIV holds first press conference, affirms 'gift of free speech'
Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza with the release of ...