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

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

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 17 African ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he is 65 years old and serves as Archbishop of Kinshasa; he is the only African ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most ...

As the Vatican begins its largest-ever conclave, the Catholic Church faces a pivotal choice between global growth and ...

Pope Francis marked multiple firsts for the papacy, becoming the first Latin American pope and the first from the Southern ...

Clues as to the next pope's identity differ depending on who you talk to around the Vatican, but there's one thing people can ...