Africa's Cardinal Turkson is continent's papal frontrunner

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Africa's Cardinal Turkson is continent's papal frontrunner

Thursday 1st May 2025, 3:29AM

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing -- and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next pope. The possibility of Turkson as pope reflects shifting Church demographics -- from Europe, where membership is dwindling, to Africa, where Christianity is growing the fastest.

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