One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Could the Vatican Crown World’s First African Pope in Modern History | Firstpost Africa | N18G As tributes pour in for Pope ...

Callista and I attended the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception three times this Holy Week. The ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa.Home to ...

Pope Francis—the head of the Catholic Church, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—will be laid to rest in Rome in a simple yet rare ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...