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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 ...
The wait for an Asian or African pope may soon be over
All eyes are on the Vatican as the conclave deliberates. Speculation is rife that the next pontiff may come from Africa or ...
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 ...
African cardinals become younger through Vatican legal fiction ahead of conclave
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.
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, ...
Pope Leo XIV Makes History As First U.S. Pope Chosen To Lead Catholic Church
Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...
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 ...
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 ...