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

Today Catholic cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to secretly select the next Pope ...

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.

And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

A champion of the Catholic Church’s most traditional and conservative wing and seen as a frontrunner to be elected Supreme ...

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

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

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

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope.