Pope Leo's creole ancestry
Posted: 20 Jul 2025, 04:59
Now known as Pope Leo XIV, the new pontiff is not only the first American pope; he is the first Creole pope, with New Orleans African American ancestry thanks to his maternal grandparents. HNOC Family Historian Jari C. Honora discovered the pope's Creole roots hours after the papal announcement was made public. https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft ... he-vatican