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

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, leaves a legacy of reform, compassion, and advocacy for the poor, reshaping the Catholic Church’s global mission ...

He apologized, but the gaffe may have ended his hopes as a papal contender: Even Vatican Radio called the film a “4-year-old, fear-mongering presentation of statistics” that have been widely ...

He chose the name Francis because he wanted to focus his papacy on the poor, emulating St Francis of Assisi. In a sense, Pope Francis redefined what religion and spirituality mean for Catholicism.

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 rise of a black cardinal to the papacy is not necessarily progressive, though, as some of the black cardinals who are eligible to be elected as the next pope will demonstrate.

Just days ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Czech Republic, Vatican analyst John Allen is saying in an essay for the Prague Post that the papacy’s social and political influence is one ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – An African cardinal widely seen as a conservative critic of Pope Francis, and styled by some as possible candidate for the papacy himself, has warned of what he described as ...

Joy Reid discusses the growing global influence of African nations and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere and why it's threatening business as usual for China, Russia and others.

Our Ancestor’s Influence: Africa’s Amazing Impact on the World Coffee, jazz, makeup and more have an origin story that starts in Africa. By Angela Johnson Published February 8, 2024 ...

How Pope Francis’ Trip Retraces the First Papal Visit to Africa 2 minute read Pope Paul VI greeting people while in the outskirts of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Aug. 1, 1969.

Why does his papacy matter? Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, the first to choose the name Francis and the first to come from outside the west in the modern era.