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You can’t tell the story of New Orleans without its Black Catholics
The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New ...
Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community
When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...
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Arnold Bertonneau: N.O. wine merchant and civil rights activist
A New Orleans wine merchant and Black soldier, E. Arnold Bertonneau led the fight for Black men to have the right to vote.
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Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans
has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show. ABC News has obtained several records, including U.S. Census records from the early 1900s, demonstrating that the first American ...
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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
The former Cardinal Robert Prevost's maternal grandparents — identified as “mulatto” and “Black” in historical records — were married in New Orleans in 1887 and lived in the city’s ...