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 ...

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

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

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

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

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

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

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

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

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...