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 ...

Analysis - 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 ...

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

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

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

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

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

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

The church has never elected an African pope in its modern history. If it did, it would likely indicate a continuing trend of ...

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