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Pope Leo XIV has Creole ancestry. What does that mean and why does it matter?
The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s Creoles of color, whose community has historical ties to people of African descent.
The first American pope, Pope Leo XIV’s ancestry reveals that he may be the first Black pope, with roots tying ...
The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...
America has great economic culture, political power and military power, and [for an American] to be heading the Church too, ...
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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in AmericaAll four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were ... did his own digging and found the pope's ancestry ...
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The contrast between President Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally, or in ...
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