whose community has historical ties to people of African descent. His election as pope is a significant moment not just for the Catholic church but for the Creole and Black American communities at ...

Explore the fascinating connection between the new Pope Leo XIV, his Creole heritage, and the racial struggle in the US.

Anything and anyone — cuisines, people and languages — born ... they dropped the Creole moniker, while Black Creoles, desperate to distinguish themselves in an increasingly rigid and ...

Honora and others in the Black and Creole Catholic communities say the ... “You can understand, people may have intentionally sought to obfuscate their heritage,” he said.

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 ...

In interviews with the Globe, 10 Black mental health care providers, advocates, and public officials agreed several systemic ...

has Creole of color roots from New Orleans on his mother's side!” Honora wrote on social media alongside images of the records. “What a great connection for our local population!” PEOPLE ...

“People were so confused,” he said “ ‘Well, are you Black? Are you white?’ ” But when he would travel to New Orleans, having become an avid student of the city’s Creole ...

who represents New Orleans, also released a statement Thursday highlighting Pope Leo XIV’s “ancestral ties to our Creole and Haitian families,” saying he was proud “As a Black man” and ...

“Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has Creole of color roots from New ... and a hard distinction made between Black and White people. These conditions could explain the family’s decision to ...

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