The Vatican's influence extends to charitable dollars worldwide, affecting even secular causes.

Responding to the growing calls for an African Pope, Kukah said with a chuckle; “Let’s win the World Cup first”. He dismissed the idea of a rotational papacy as naïve, taking a swipe at Nigeria’s ...

Zimbabwe women and rural workers snap up low-priced three-wheeler EVs. Christianity and Islam are leading competitors for spiritual influence in Africa, and the US and China are leading ...

Immigrants and Catholics in Chicago hope the new pope can leverage his ties to the U.S. and Latin America to weigh in on Trump’s crackdown.

Human rights non-governmental organizations are at risk of losing their influence in Africa, letting foreign adversaries such as China and Russia fill the void left by Western nations.

Bay Area Catholics weigh in on papal conclave and possible new pope from Asia or Africa "The Holy Spirit will guide the Cardinals." ...

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.

Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world.

The Catholic Church in Kenya has moved on May 6 to dispel swirling speculation regarding Cardinal John Njue’s absence from the forthcoming papal conclave, affirming that his non-participation stems ...

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

Could the papacy go to an American for the first time? Chicago-born Cardinal Prevost worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there.