
The next pope may be African—or not. Either way, Africa is at the forefront of today’s Roman Catholic Church.
On May 7, 133 Catholic cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Discussions abound on whether an African will be next to ascend to the papacy. If one does, then he would not be the first: Victor I, Miltiades, and Gelasius I all hailed …