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Africa’s lost popes: How continent once led the Catholic church

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will Africa see another pope after centuries?

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As Catholic Church grows in Africa, so do hopes for representation in next pope

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their communities. Debora Patta reports.

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Reform or retreat? The Catholic church in Africa after Pope Francis

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made it possible to advance a new church culture that respected the voice and agency of the non-ordained. He pushed for a servant leadership, and a more pastoral, missionary, and accountable exercise of authority.

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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 ...

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Where will the next pope come from? Analysts say it could be Africa’s time

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

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.

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Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Could the next pope be from Africa or Asia? Experts weigh in

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

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African Catholic leaders hope for a new pope who will be a voice for continent

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its poor and the marginalized. NAIROBI, ...

The anti-woke cardinal from Africa that conservatives want as pope

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

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Catholic priest recounts massacres in Nigeria during Lent and Holy Week

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

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