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

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

Cardinal electors will begin their deliberations on who will succeed the late pope Francis on Wednesday, May 7.

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, the first to choose the name Francis and the first ...

Bishop Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla of Mbalmayo is the only bishop from Cameroon to attend the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis.

Guests at the Vatican service were told of the Pope's call to 'build bridges', as Trump and Zelensky were pictured meeting ...

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

During his 2015 trip to the Central African Republic, Pope Francis visited a mosque and called on people to reject hatred Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders ...

Since Francis’s death over Easter, one name gaining attention in the Vatican is Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson. In 2010, Turkson said he wasn’t ready to become pope and that the church might ...

On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...