The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New ...

For Friends of the Cabildo, Dionne Butler will present a Summer Member Lecture Series presentation titled “A History of New ...

That all changed with the end of the Reconstruction Era, when Americain- style segregation was codified into law. Creoles of ...

"There are Black Creoles and White Creoles," he said ... Honora is looking forward to the pope's American visit, hoping New Orleans makes the tour. "We have to have a second-line," he told ...

The post Pope Leo XIV Has Black Creole Roots, Ties To New Orleans appeared first on Blavity.

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or “mulatto” in various historical records, lived in the city ...

“Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has Creole of color roots from New Orleans on his mother's side,” wrote Honora, a Black, Catholic New Orleanian. Honora’s review of census and marriage ...

The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

It's only partly a joke. The Rev. Tony Ricard, a Creole priest and the director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, said he has his answer ready if ...