Catholicism, History Expert White to Deliver Talk Thursday on New Pope

Catholicism, history expert White to deliver talk Thursday on new pope

SHREVEPORT – The white smoke rose from the Vatican, and Pope Leo XIV has delivered his inaugural Mass in the past two weeks.

Catholicism, history expert to speak on new pope’s Louisiana connections

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—LSUS history professor Dr. Cheryl White, who has expertise in Catholicism, will give a talk about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's American and Louisianian connections and how the conclave was conducted. "While Pope Leo XIV might be the first pope to be born in the United States, he is more of a global citizen – his entire worldview is framed by his time serving in the poorest and most vulnerable populations of Sou…

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Jari Honora, family historian for the Historic New Orleans Collection, shows genealogy material of the grandparents of Pope Leo XIV in New Orleans, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) By Jack Brook and Deepa Bharath Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep root…