Leo XIV has local ties to Lemelle family
By: TONY MARKS Editor Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on May 8, was elected as pope to succeed the late Pope Francis. It was a historic announcement because the new pontiff, who took the name Leo XIV, is the first American to sit on the seat of St. Peter. Not only is Leo XIV the first American pontiff, he is also the first Creole to hold the office. As Fr. Tom Voorhies, the outgoing pastor of Sac…