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

With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...

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

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he is 65 years old and serves as Archbishop of Kinshasa; he is the only African ...

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

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 17 African ...

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.

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

Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world ...

What part of the world will the next pope come from? Anything is possible when considering who the next leader of the ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made it possible to advance a new church culture that respected the voice and ...

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