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

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

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

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

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

The potential election of an African Pope could reshape the Catholic Church's leadership and signify a renewed faith in Africa's role on the global stage.

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

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

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its poor and the marginalized. NAIROBI, ...

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

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