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

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

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

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

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 Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis marked multiple firsts for the papacy, becoming the first Latin American pope and the first from the Southern ...

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

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