In a New York Times story about the late Pope Francis’s relationship with Catholic conservatives, Michael Hichborn, president ...

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

Outspoken on same-sex blessings and immigration, Robert Sarah of Guinea is a leading figure among conservative Catholic ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.