At least three African cardinals are being cited among the current “papabile,” the term used by Vatican observers to describe ...

The April 26 celebration was a global farewell to a humble shepherd, who was at the helm of the Catholic Church for a little ...

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

Cardinal Peter Turkson, a prominent figure from Ghana, is regarded as a significant African leader within the Catholic Church ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

Euclid is a six-year mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at mapping the dark universe by analyzing the positions ...

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

Catholics are African, increasing the chances of a Pope from that continent. While the Church is losing influence in Europe ...