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Pope Leo XIV has Creole ancestry. What does that mean and why does it matter?
The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s Creoles of color, whose community has historical ties to people of African descent.
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 ...
Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole people of color, according to Jari C. Honora, a noted genealogist and ...
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