KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

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

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

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

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

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

By Jones Gadama The Catholic Church in Africa is poised to play a significant role in shaping the future of the global ...

With approximately 30 million adherents in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

The death of Pope Francis, about whom there is no shortage of opinions, is not just a seminal moment for the world’s 1.4 ...

As more young people become spiritual healers in Southern Africa, where they are also referred to as “Sangoma”, Catholic Bishops in the three-nation regional Conference are mulling over the idea to ...