America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans.While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago,

Prevost is from Chicago and is taking the name Pope Leo XIV. According to historians at the Historic New Orleans Collection, the new pope has deep familial ties to New Orleans and the Seventh Ward. Historian Jari Honora said he started searching for French or Cajun connections after hearing the new pope’s last name, “Prevost.”