One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

Some 120 Cardinals will join a Vatican conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. The subject of an Oscar-winning film and ...

Here's a closer look at the names generating the most buzz..Next pope, possible candidates, papal conclave, papabili ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Throughout his papal leadership, Pope Francis solidified recently established Vatican conventions by visiting 10 African ...

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he is driven through the crowd during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...