The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Social commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has reignited debate over racial inclusivity in global Christian leadership, urging the Catholic Church and Anglican ...

All eyes are on the Vatican as the conclave deliberates. Speculation is rife that the next pontiff may come from Africa or ...

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

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

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.

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

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signalling a new pope has been elected.Cardinals chose ...