Over the weekend, Catholic Churchgoers attended the first Sunday Mass since the election of the first pope with creole ancestry. The California Report's Billy Cruz reports from a black catholic church in Oakland.

Over the weekend, Catholic Churchgoers attended the first Sunday Mass since the election of the first pope with creole ancestry. The California Report's Billy Cruz reports from a black catholic church in Oakland.

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Black Catholic Churchgoers in Oakland Celebrate the Creole Ancestry of the New Pope

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