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

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

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

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

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

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

The election of an African Pope would show the Catholic Church’s faith not only in an African leader but in the Continent as ...

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

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

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...