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July 26, 2026

A papal connection

Pope Leo XIV's heritage leads to Quebec's Our Lady of the Cape

Pope Leo’s roots planted at Our Lady of the Cape

Pope Leo XIV's rich multicultural heritage includes a remarkable ancestral bond with Canada's oldest Marian shrine: the miraculous Our Lady of the Cape in Trois-Rivières, Que.