Pope Leo XIV appears May 8 on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
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The American journey behind Pope Leo XIV’s Haitian lineage
The man who was recently elected pope, Leo XIV, is an American citizen. He also is the descendant of Haitian immigrants who settled in Louisiana in the 1800s. In this, he shares a history that is deeply rooted in the U.S. South and its legacy of slavery, race and citizenship.
