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WWL Radio: Daniel Hammer Discusses Pope Leo XIV and Upcoming Exhibitions

June 2, 2025

HNOC’s president and CEO went on the Newell Normand Show to talk about the organization’s role in discovering the ancestry of the new pope and much more.

“Besides our museum . . . . we have a large staff who provide the community with access to our collections for research, and who themselves are expert researchers. Jari Honora is a certified geneaologist, one of only five in the state of Louisiana, and he is a specialist in family histories—especially within the Creole community here in New Orleans.”

Daniel Hammer, HNOC president and CEO

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CBS Mornings: What to Know about Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry

May 27, 2025

It was recently revealed that new pope has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, made the discovery and joined “CBS Mornings Plus” to explain.