Possibility Emerges of an African Pope — and a New Conservative Era for the Church

Possibility Emerges of an African Pope — and a New Conservative Era for the Church

The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.

Cardinal Ambongo: Emerging papal candidate

Rome – There is a story that during British rule of India, colonial officials became concerned about poisonous cobras in the city of Delhi and decided to offer a bounty for every dead snake. Enterprising locals, naturally, began to breed cobras in order to collect the reward. When the British discovered the ruse and withdrew the offer, breeders set their now-worthless cobras free, thereby making the problem significantly worse. The so-called “Cobr…

Agustín Rombolá quoted a Vatican expert who slipped speculations that go in the opposite direction to the idea that the successor of the late Pope Francis could be a continuation of his work. Read more

Op-Ed: What Would It Mean to Have an African Pope?

Eighteen Africans will be among the 135 cardinals isolated during the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope. Among them are three potential frontrunners for the papacy: Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, the archbishop of Kinshasa, and Ivorian Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo. Many African Catholics are excited about the possibility of someone from our background and faith becoming Pope for t…

The Possibility of an African Pope Sparks Global Discussion - The Global Herald

As the Catholic Church experiences growth, Africa stands out as the continent with the fastest rising number of Catholics. With over half of the global