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Rhiannon12866

(233,607 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 10:25 PM 11 hrs ago

'Yes, America, we have a pope named Bob': Chris Hayes on Pope Leo XIV - All In - MSNBC

"Yes, America, we have a pope named Bob. And he's a White Sox fan," says Chris Hayes. Former Ambassador Miguel Diaz and Father William Dailey join Chris to discuss history’s first U.S. pope. - Aired on 05/08/2025.

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'Yes, America, we have a pope named Bob': Chris Hayes on Pope Leo XIV - All In - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago OP

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans, Genealogist Says elleng 11 hrs ago #1

Thanks so much for the background - and he certainly seems qualified, he has the experience and was called at a young age Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #2

EXTREMELY young! elleng 11 hrs ago #3

That is very interesting. It points up the lovely mix we are and how unimportant race should be. Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #4

I think his brother calls him Rob. iemanja 10 hrs ago #5

elleng

(139,376 posts)

1. New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans, Genealogist Says

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Thu May 8, 2025, 10:28 PM

11 hrs ago

Robert Prevost’s maternal grandparents were married near the French Quarter and later moved to Chicago, where his mother was born, records show.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/pope-leo-creole-new-orleans.html