With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...

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

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

The 2025 papal conclave will be the most geographically diverse in history, reflecting the global nature of the Catholic ...

When white smoke curled into the Roman sky and the world learned that the College of Cardinals had elected Robert Francis ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made it possible to advance a new church culture that respected the voice and ...

The conclave must avoid becoming a battleground for reactionary or revolutionary impulses. It must be a sacred discernment, ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the Vatican conclave, marking a historic first for African-American leadership in the ...

Pope Francis often pointed to Africa, which is seeing the highest growth in population in the Catholic church, as the continent of joy and hope. A continent where the world can see how religious ...