Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria have pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Euclid is a six-year mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at mapping the dark universe by analyzing the positions ...

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

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

Around 30 theologians and pastoral workers gathered April 2–3 in Accra, Ghana, to “shape the church’s vision in Africa for the next 25 years.” (Photo by Charles Ayetan / SECAM / LCI) As ...

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

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