New Orleans, Pope Leo XIV and Creole
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The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago area—but new revelations about his ancestry are drawing attention far beyond the Vatican.
The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.”
The three Prevost brothers grew up in Chicago. Robert, now Pope Leo XIV, is the youngest. Here’s what to know about his bonds with John Louis and Louis Prevost.