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Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

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But Pope Leo can only vote if he is a U.S. citizen. Voting as a dual citizen is not uncommon — Pope Leo also holds ...

Three cardinals agreed that, despite conventional wisdom that dismissed the possibility of a US pope, Leo's US citizenship ...

Through the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed with that mission,' he told the ...

Anyone looking for a quick answer from Leo XIV — a canon lawyer, bishop, Vatican department head and White Sox fan — will have to wait.