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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 ...
Forbes5d
Pope Leo XIV’s Brother Confirms Records Showing Family Has Creole, Black Roots
which found the Prevost family descends from Creole people of color in New Orleans, are accurate. Cardinal Robert Prevost, newly elected as Pope Leo XIV, is seen on the St. Peter's Basilica ...
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 ...