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

So, could the new pope come from Africa? And what is at stake for the continent as the catholic church chooses its next leader? Alan Kasujja speaks to Reverend Professor Paulinus Odozor, a Professor ...

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.

A champion of the Catholic Church’s most traditional and conservative wing and seen as a frontrunner to be elected Supreme ...

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

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

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

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

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

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