The elusive dream: Is the world ready for a Pope from 'fast rising' Africa?

Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson attends a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 27 October 2015. [File courtesy]

There are three senior cardinals from Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Guinea.

The College of Cardinals elects the next Pope guided by tradition and several other factors.