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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

If the sole predictor of who would become the next pope was where the Catholic Church is growing fastest, then it is almost certain he would hail from Africa. The continent's Catholic population ...

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

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