Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that happening appear ...

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About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Egypt's most prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, left, walks with his mother Laila Soueif in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2014 ...

Another Italian contender is Cardinal Parolin (70), from Schiavon in northern Italy, who has been the Vatican secretary of ...