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

African Catholics are enthusiastic about the possibility of a new pope who could reflect the continent's growing influence ...

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

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

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

"The Holy Spirit will guide the Cardinals." As the College of Cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, ...

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.

Sister Ngalula, a Congolese thelogian, says more women should lead the Catholic Church ...

Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...