Here's how Pope Leo XIV is connected to Creole history in New Orleans

Pope also has Creole origins from New Orleans - NYT

Pope Leo XIV also has Creole origins from New Orleans, the New York Times said Friday of the new pontiff who was already known to be of French, Spanish and Italian heritage. (ANSA)

The new Pope, Leo XIV, born in the American city of Chicago, has Spanish, French, Italian roots... and also Creoles, coming from the city of New Orleans, reports The New York Times.His ancestry, dating back to a historical enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leon XIV with the rich and sometimes ignored black Catholic experience in the United States, says the newspaper.According to the Times, Robert Francis Prevost, the cardinal elected Thur…

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents lived in New Orleans, records show

NEW ORLEANS — Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church — and now, there’s a Louisiana connection that’s making headlines.

Pope Leo XIV has Creole lineage, New Orleans genealogist says

Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday became the first American elected Pope, has Creole of color roots in New Orleans, according to a genealogist.

White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots

Louisiana Creole expert Jari Honora shared his genealogical research on 69-year-old Chicago native Robert Prevost shortly after white smoke rose in St. Peter's Square.

Newly named Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, genealogist says

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 historian. Honora works at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter, and was a researcher on the TV show “Finding Your Roots” with historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. Honora said in an interview that he found evidence that the new pope…