Matthew Rehbein

5 days ago | local3news.com | Andy Rose |Taylor Romine |Matthew Rehbein

(CNN) — When Father Tony Ricard watched Pope Leo XIV deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he felt an instant kinship. “When he came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,’” said Ricard, a New Orleans Catholic priest with a Creole background.

6 days ago | koamnewsnow.com | Andy Rose |Taylor Romine |Matthew Rehbein

(CNN) — When Father Tony Ricard watched Pope Leo XIV deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he felt an instant kinship. “When he came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,’” said Ricard, a New Orleans Catholic priest with a Creole background.

6 days ago | local3news.com | Taylor Romine |Matthew Rehbein

(CNN) — Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday became the first American elected Pope, has Creole of color roots in New Orleans, his brother confirmed to the New York Times. John Prevost, the new Pope’s older brother, confirmed to the Times research done by Jari C. Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection. CNN reached out to John Prevost for comment.

1 month ago | news8000.com | Matthew Rehbein |Meteorologists Mary Gilbert |Gene Norman

(CNN) — A dangerous, wide-reaching storm will affect the eastern seaboard after touching off several tornadoes, dropping baseball-sized hail and killing at least two people in the central US this weekend. A semi-truck driver was killed in Valparaiso, Indiana, early Sunday when powerful winds blew his vehicle over, according to CNN affiliate WLS. Winds in the area gusted to 80 mph at the time.