Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

African Catholics are enthusiastic about the possibility of a new pope who could reflect the continent's growing influence ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

All eyes are on the Vatican as the conclave deliberates. Speculation is rife that the next pontiff may come from Africa or ...

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope.

Pope Francis marked multiple firsts for the papacy, becoming the first Latin American pope and the first from the Southern ...

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signalling a new pope has been elected.Cardinals chose ...