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Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo is a research professor at World Christianity and African Studies at DePaul University

Pope Francis attracted both admiration and criticism during his tenure, with some criticising him because he disrupted the foundations of their sense of security — which are their empires.
AFRICAN CATHOLICS

Why Pope Francis’s papacy mattered for Africa

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, leaves a legacy of reform, compassion, and advocacy for the poor, reshaping the Catholic Church’s global mission

  • Stan Chu Ilo
7 min read
AFRICA

Hope that Pope Francis’s visit to Sudan and DRC next month can help heal the wounds of war

Many African Catholics hope that Pope Francis will announce some African appointments to the Vatican during his February visit

  • Stan Chu Ilo
5 min read