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

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

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

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

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Trump won the Catholic vote by double digits last November and since then has received praise from Catholics on several ...

The conclave to elect the new pope begins on 7 May and while there are no officials candidates for the post, some cardinals ...

The 76-year-old born into a humble family of 10 children is the first clergyman from the west African country to receive a ...

Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during his tenure as ...

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

Conservatives are also pushing for Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary, who has been silently complicit in the wake of repressive ...