First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

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

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

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

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

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

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

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

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

Cardinals and senior members of the Catholic church will gather on Wednesday for a conclave to determine the next pope.

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