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The long-shot African cardinals who could make papal history
While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.
What would an African pope mean for the continent?
The church has never elected an African pope in its modern history. If it did, it would likely indicate a continuing trend of ...
Could the Next Pope Be From Africa?
Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.
Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...
New pope elected LIVE: New leader of Catholic Church chosen as white smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signalling a new pope has been elected.Cardinals chose ...
From Africa to Asia, the papal race reflects a changing Catholic Church
Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world ...
A battle for the soul of the Catholic Church: What's at stake in conclave this week
And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
No phones, no news — only God and church politics as Catholic elders choose Francis' successor
On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...