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Catholic faithful in Ivory Coast weigh possibility of African pope as they mourn Pope Francis
Faithful in Ivory Coast on Wednesday joined a mass in memory of Pope Francis, admired across much of Africa for his ...
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Pope Francis and Africa: The many highs and a moment of misgiving
Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...
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Ghana's Cardinal Turkson is once again Africa's leading papal contender
Even before former pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation in 2013, Cardinal Peter Turkson had been considered Africa's ...
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Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
“Africa is now the hope of the church ... where the soft rumble of drums mixed with the lilt of hymns. “Pope Francis died this morning,” priest James William told worshipers, his voice ...
Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside
Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, ...
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How Pope Francis redefined the Church’s ties with Africa
Throughout his papal leadership, Pope Francis solidified recently established Vatican conventions by visiting 10 African ...
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Conservative Catholics campaign for the new Pope to be more anti-LGBTQ+
Some of the candidates are predicted to build on Francis’ more progressive agenda, while others represent a return to a more ...
Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a theologian, a diplomat and a simple street priest
After St. John Paul II broke the centurieslong Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened considerably. When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to choose a ...