{"id":237271,"date":"2025-04-23T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christianity-is-booming-in-some-african-countries-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:04:53","slug":"christianity-is-booming-in-some-african-countries-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christianity-is-booming-in-some-african-countries-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Christianity is booming in some African countries | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HZ-hLN_B1Ek\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Christianity is booming in some African countries | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZ-hLN_B1Ek\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis&#8217; anti-colonial stance and fierce criticism of imperialism won him many fans in Africa, strengthening the Catholic Church on the continent. 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Some African contenders&#8217; names have been circulating, but it remains unclear how much of a chance they actaully have.  <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Africans ask if it is time for a Black pope<br \/>\n03:34 Jonas Gerding, DW Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis&#8217; anti-colonial stance and fierce criticism of imperialism won him many fans in Africa, strengthening the Catholic Church on the continent. 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