The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus, but conservatives may want to refocus the Catholic ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

Here’s what Pope Francis said of Africa in 2022: “We only see material wealth, which is why historically it has only been ...

African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...