The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of his predecessors.

Upon hearing of the Pope’s fandom for Giallorossi colors, Roma have immediately gone to work.Both Roma and Lazio, the two clubs representative of the Italian capital, congratulated Prevost on his