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Thu May 8, 2025, 10:10 PM

22 hrs ago

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans, Genealogist Says
Robert Prevost’s maternal grandparents were married near the French Quarter and later moved to Chicago, where his mother was born, records show.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/pope-leo-creole-new-orleans.html

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White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots [View all] pnwmom 23 hrs ago OP

I wonder JustAnotherGen 23 hrs ago #1

yep. tread lightly here. stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #2

He does not appear to have discussed his ancestry publicly - Ms. Toad 22 hrs ago #8

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom 21 hrs ago #11

and you prove my point ... stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #15

and yet you seem to be very insistent ? stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #20

I wasn't disputing his ancestry. Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #21

You conflated a description of his ancestry by others Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #24

It wasn't my caption. It was the article's title. nt pnwmom 4 hrs ago #31

... Solly Mack 23 hrs ago #3

That is so cool. Clouds Passing 23 hrs ago #5

Better every minute!!! elleng 22 hrs ago #6

LOL, I had just added that to the OP. And I agree -- better yet! pnwmom 22 hrs ago #7

I even wonder why this is a topic of our conversation. CTyankee 6 hrs ago #22

More to love about mzmolly 22 hrs ago #10

TY! I Discovered that myself when I Searched for Cha 20 hrs ago #13

Clickbait headline BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #17

Cool Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #19

A mongrel American just like me! SARose 6 hrs ago #27

We with Louisiana roots all have African genes TexLaProgressive 5 hrs ago #28

I'm more interested in the Prevost side ms liberty 5 hrs ago #30