Pope’s Creole roots shine on NSU’s Creole Heritage Center

  • Pope Leo XIV gives the homily during his inauguration. For those interested in learning more about Louisiana Creoles, several of the Center’s publications are available on its website at www.nsula.edu/creole
    Pope Leo XIV gives the homily during his inauguration. For those interested in learning more about Louisiana Creoles, several of the Center’s publications are available on its website at www.nsula.edu/creole

    Just a few hours after Pope Leo XIV was named the first pontiff from the United States, genealogists and historians, such as Jari C. Honora at the Historic New Orleans Collection, were elated to find that the pope’s family is rooted in Louisiana’s Creole heritage.

    “So far the confirmed ancestry information ties his family to New Orleans but I have no doubt it is only a matter of time before direct …