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The New York Times4d
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans
They lived on North Prieur Street, just north of the French Quarter, a neighborhood considered the cradle of Louisiana’s Creole people of color. Joseph N. Martinez was recorded as a Black man ...
NOLA.com4d
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 ...
The Boston Globe5d
‘It’s beautiful to see’: Black Bostonians react to the pope’s Creole ancestry
On Friday, Chambers was among Black Bostonians to react with warmth and pride to the revelation that the new pope is a descendant of Creole people of color. Chambers, who is a parishioner at St ...
Pope’s Family History Offers a Glimpse Into the American Creole Journey
The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...