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Pope Leo XIV has roots in New Orleans' 7th Ward. See his family lineage and history.

Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, was named the first American pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday — and his lineage traces back to New Orleans, according to Jari Honora, a local genealogist a...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots Tell a Story of New Orleans

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Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Headquarters of His Augustinian Order

Pope Leo XIV met with members of his Augustinian religious order on Tuesday, visiting the congregation’s headquarters outside St. Peter’s Square.

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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza in Symbolically Rich Blessing on Mother's Day

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Leo XIV Renews Call for Peace in Meeting With Journalists

Pope Leo XIV's first call with brother

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was calling his brother John Prevost while he in the middle of an interview with Obed Lamy, a video journalist for the Associated Press.

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Mass in honor of Pope Leo XIV being held in Louisville

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Pope Leo XIV calls for an end to war in first Sunday address

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How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also recalls a painful chapter in the city's past. “In New Orleans, everyone treats visitors as family.

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Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

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Pope Leo XIV is ‘person of color’ with surprising ancestry that traces back to New Orleans

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New Orleans priest said.

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How Pope Leo's Creole roots in New Orleans tell "an American story"

Pope Leo XIV may have been born in Chicago, but he has Creole roots in New Orleans. Why it matters: The new pope, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has a family history that tells a uniquely American story.

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‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How two decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV

In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish and, with a big grin,