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Rhiannon12866

(234,411 posts) Sat May 10, 2025, 11:40 PM May 10

Digging into Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole roots - CBS News [View all]

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to address the faithful in St. Peter's Square. Sunday's mass will be his first as head of the world's Roman Catholics. Katie Weis has more on his background in New Orleans. - Aired on 05/10/2025.

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Digging into Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole roots - CBS News [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 10 OP

I'm intrigued by this tid bit of information as I can trace my father's ancestry to that very cathedral in NO Deuxcents May 10 #1

Very cool! My ancestors never traveled very far that I know of and were fairly recent immigrants, Ireland and Poland Rhiannon12866 May 11 #2

Back in the 80's before Ancestry.com, my sister, a couple of aunts and I attended a family reunion... Deuxcents May 11 #4

Wow! This is the coolest thing I've read today! No wonder you can trace your roots, you've met them! Rhiannon12866 May 11 #5

So interesting! Kali May 11 #3

Thanks, my friend! It's particularly cool that this pope is so well traveled - and obviously accepts everyone Rhiannon12866 May 11 #6

When I heard American, I was sure Kali May 11 #7