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Pope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff: Live updates from first mass and more
A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...
Pope Leo XIV's Creole roots reveal ancestry in New Orleans
The new pontiff’s election is breaking ground in many different aspects as he’s not only the first U.S.-born and Peruvian ...
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The New Pope is “Black,” Now What?
By Farooq A. KperogiIn the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got ...
World celebrates first U.S. born pontiff, Pope Leo XIV
The election marked a momentous occasion.
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...
Pope Leo XVI's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement
While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.
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Eagles' Reed Blankenship returns to his hometown to retire his high school jersey
The safety returned home to retire his No. 12 jersey at his alma mater, West Limestone High School. Pope Leo XIV's family ...
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Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans
CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New ...
Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, 'a blessing' for the diaspora, advocate says
The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...
In the election of Pope Leo XIV, a call for Americans to be great again
Robert Francis Prevost is an American leader who can remind the world what the United States represents at its best.