Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa's biggest Catholic populations, on Friday voiced ...

All eyes are on the Vatican as the conclave deliberates. Speculation is rife that the next pontiff may come from Africa or ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans family historian, who began digging ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

Cardinals from 71 different nationalities are gathering later this week to vote for the new pope in the Sistine Chapel ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

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 ...