Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

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

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...

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

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

New leader of Catholic Church chosen as white smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney - A record 133 cardinals from 70 ...

With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...

Sister Ngalula, a Congolese thelogian, says more women should lead the Catholic Church ...

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

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

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...