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Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community
When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...
Pope Leo's family tree shows ties to a prominent Creole family of color in Louisiana
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...
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American Pope Leo XIV wows the internet with his math degree
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to ascend the papal throne, is gaining popularity on social media due to his unique ...
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'Providential': Black Catholics react to Pope Leo XIV, the Creole
Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...
Sunny Hostin changes tune on Pope Leo XIV after learning of Haitian roots, declares 'we have a Black pope'
The View" co-host Sunny Hostin expressed her excitement for Pope Leo XIV after discovering his maternal grandparents were ...
Robert Prevost: Where is Pope Leo XIV from? Nationality, background, age
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.
Cardinals offer glimpses into path Pope Leo XIV will follow
With the world still wondering how the fledgling papacy of Leo XIV will take wing, cardinals and other clerics gave glimpses ...
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Pope Leo’s motto and coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the ...