But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

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

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

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

Across Nigeria, more pipo dey rediscover dia indigenous spiritual heritage and dey break away from Christianity and Islam to ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the Vatican conclave, marking a historic first for African-American leadership in the ...

"The Catholic Church's future is African, but it hasn't yet translated into real influence at the Vatican. That shift is still to come," Mr Collins said. Now attention starts to turn to who will ...

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

In the Catholic context, one could envisage a national church — such as that in Germany — voting tomorrow in favour of women priests, whereas it might be 20 years or more before an African ...

will these facts influence their decision making? "I think that it will be great to have an African pope," Father Stan Chu Ilo, a Nigerian Catholic priest and associate professor at DePaul University ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Cardinals have entered a second day of secretive deliberations within the Vatican, as the search continues for a successor to ...