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

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

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

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

The election of an African Pope would show the Catholic Church’s faith not only in an African leader but in the Continent as ...

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

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

Turkson quickly became one of the most visible African voices in the Vatican. He served as mediator during Ghana’s fraught ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon ...

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

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