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

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Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

The new pope ... as 'free people of color' living in Louisiana. Research has led to reports that the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has Black family roots that trace back to New Orleans.

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lending her voice to support a new generation of Black feminists. From June 5 to 7, Black Feminist Future will host Get Free: Black Feminist Reunion, a three-day event inspired by the historic ...

By Richard Fausset and Robert Chiarito Richard Fausset grew up in New Orleans and reports on ... will highlight the long history of Black Catholics, both free and enslaved, in this country ...

The first American pope's grandparents identified as Black, records show ... "To be, you know, Creole in Louisiana, to be a free person of color in New Orleans in that time really indicates ...

Lewis’s Dandy Lion showcases the “new dandy” and highlights ... who attended Ivy League schools, the book examines an era when wealthy, free Blacks held positions of power and had assimilate ...

NEW YORK — Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family ... to be a free person of color in New Orleans in that time really indicates ...