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Catholic Cardinals Set May 7 For Conclave To Elect Pope Francis’ Successor
Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...
Conclave date to elect a new pope announced
Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...
Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals try to get to know one another
VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, ...
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Is the Catholic Church Ready for Its First African Pope?
As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...
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 ...
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Faith, fire and friction: Remembering Karuri and struggles of early Catholic missionaries
Thus, Karuri and the community he led found themselves in a colonial world teeming with opportunists, where the boundaries ...
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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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How the Catholic Church steers Nigeria’s politics
With approximately 30 million adherents in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in ...
Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside
African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...