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

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is ...

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 momentum begun ...

05/02/2025 May 2, 2025 Did you know the Catholic Church in African nations plays a critical role in healthcare and education? Catholics have built and supported thousands of hospitals, clinics ...

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

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day. Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire ...

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

"I think the idea of an African pope would be inspirational for all Catholics, and many non-Catholic Africans around the ...

Pope Francis was “a true father of the Global South”, members of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon ...

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.