Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

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

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

The growing number of cardinals from Africa eligible to vote in the upcoming papal election, along with a rising number of Catholics on the continent, signals promise for those hoping for an African ...

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

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

Pope Francis—the head of the Catholic Church, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—will be laid to rest in Rome in a simple yet rare ...

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

Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa.Home to ...