The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

The conclave is among the most geographically diverse in history, mirroring a Church where Africa and Asia account for a ...

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

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

“To have a black pope would revive the Christian faith in Africa and change people’s views of Africa, by showing that an ...

And we take a look at three potential options if the Catholic Church were to elect an African pope. Religion 04/24/2025 April 24, 2025 26:04 min Show more stories ...

Analysis - The Catholic church faces a fundamental question as it prepares to elect a new pope. That is, whether to go back to a monarchical papacy with its pomp and pageantry, or to build on the ...

A thornier question for church leaders in Africa, he added, is how to treat polygamous marriages. Catholic doctrine is clear that marriage should be between one man and one woman, he said ...

The election of an African Pope would show the Catholic Church’s faith not only in an African leader but in the Continent as ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

Home to nearly a fifth of the Church's followers, or 272 million people, Africa is becoming increasingly important in the ...

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