North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

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

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 conclave must avoid becoming a battleground for reactionary or revolutionary impulses. It must be a sacred discernment, ...

Pope Francis, because of his papacy, made it so that the whole world listened when he spoke. And, in particular, he expanded the church’s breadth and scope into Africa and Asia so that the most ...

The 2025 papal conclave will be the most geographically diverse in history, reflecting the global nature of the Catholic ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

spoke about Gregory's role in the Church and his influence on the city. “This moment is historic for us in this country because we have the first African-American cardinal. That has never ...