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

Pope Leo XIV's Creole roots celebrated by Catholics in Louisiana

(NEWS 15) — Catholics in Louisiana are celebrating Pope Leo XIV's Creole roots, revealed through 19th-century census records. The records show that all four of the Pontiff's maternal great-grandparents were considered "free people of color." Former New Orleans Mayor Marc…

Flip-Flop: ‘The View’ Host Approves Of New Pope After Learning He Has Black Ancestry

“The View” host Sunny Hostin, who criticized the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV on Friday because his views on marriage and the LGBTQ+ community aligned with the Catholic Church’s traditional teachings, appeared to reverse course after learning that he had black heritage.Hostin, who has often touted her own “devout” Catholic faith in spite of her support for abortion and other social issues not embraced by the Church, said it was a “chef’s kiss” mom…

Pope Leo XIV's Brother Reveals the Real Truth About Their Haitian Roots to Gayle King

While the rest of the world has been losing its mind over the news that the Catholic Church just elected its first American-born pope in Pope Leo XIV, at The Root, we’re more interested in the news that the first American-born pope has Black roots. Read more...

Pope Leo XIV: The American Pontiff With Creole Roots And A Bold Voice

Source: Christopher Furlong / Getty When Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, history was made, but for some in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, it felt like a family affair.  You see, the first American pope is not just an international figure with a humble smile; he’s a descendant of New Orleans’ legendary Creole of color community. In the world’s most iconic religious city, he carries the spirit of a neighborhood where history…

Monterrey, Mexico.- Reading the biography and especially about the mother of the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV, the royal architect Luis Dessommes Zambrano discovered a known name... of his own genealogical tree. And it turned out that the Pope is the third cousin of his father, Roberto, and his uncles Ana Maria, Lillian, Claudio and Sylvia Dessommes. The maternal family of the first American Pontiff, Robert Francis Prevost, originally from Chica…

Black America celebrates African descent heritage of Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Vatican Media) Black America is taking pride in a truth shaking up the Vatican and resonating through the streets of New Orleans: Pope Leo XIV—formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago—has Black and Creole roots. The Pope’s factual anthropological roots are not just symbolic. According to genealogist Jari … Continued