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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 national to become the pope but new details about his ancestral roots go back to the Creole people of color from Louisiana.
Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans' 7th Ward. See his family lineage and history.
In prior interviews, Pope Leo XIV said he was open to a vocation to the priesthood because neighborhood priests were always in and out of his childhood, as his mother often fed them. "Now we know why her cooking was so good— both her mother and father were from New Orleans.
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