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Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New ...

The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists ...

The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the ...

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Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise ... but he also represents the melting pot of backgrounds in the U.S. "They were a Creole of color family -- Creole indicating ...

The grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise ... up the complicated and rich fabric of the American story. The pope’s background was unearthed Thursday by a New Orleans genealogist, Jari C.

"Our backgrounds are remarkably similar," Robbie ... Beyond this connection, all four grandparents on each side were Holocaust survivors of the Jewish faith. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

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