id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-003516 ND Expert: African pope would reflect Church’s 'shifting center of gravity' | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 353 11 53 News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › ND Expert: African pope would reflect Church’s 'shifting center of gravity' ND Expert: African pope would reflect Church’s 'shifting center of gravity' Published: February 27, 2013 Author: Jane Morrow Naunihal Singh Over the past several years, the number of Catholics in Europe has plummeted to the point that it is no longer the most Catholic region in the world, and the election of a non-European pope would reflect that change, according to Naunihal Singh, a University of Notre Dame political scientist specializing in African politics. Contact: Naunihal Singh, 574-631-4405, nsingh1@nd.edu Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn cache/news-003516.html txt/news-003516.txt