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Catholic Africans Hope For A Black Pope, But See It As A Distant Possibility
With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...
History is made: Catholic Church gets its first ever pope from US: Live updates
The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...
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Potential African pope sparks hope across Catholic world
Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...
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Cardinal Czerny Causes Furor With Comments on a Potential African Pope
Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...
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 ...
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West African bishops chart a path for a renewed Church and continent
West Africa’s Catholic bishops gather in Dakar to confront political turmoil, terrorism and division — seeking a united, self ...
Bay Area Catholics weigh in on papal conclave and possible new pope from Asia or Africa
"The Holy Spirit will guide the Cardinals." As the College of Cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, ...
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 ...
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 ...