The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Kukah, has finally commented on the call for an African Pope, which became ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon begin.

In his 47 apostolic journeys outside Italy, Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, visited 68 countries — 10 of them in Africa. He began with Kenya in ...

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

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis ...

That historical record makes many in Africa eager for change — but not overly hopeful. Before the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, there was much media attention around Francis ...

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Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa's biggest Catholic populations, on Friday voiced ...

Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith reflects on Pope Francis' legacy of mercy and hope, and the celebration of life on Africa Day and Bread for the World's 50th anniversary.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) FILE - The airplane carrying Pope Francis lands in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File) FILE - Pope Francis blesses children ...

Catholics Remember Pope Francis as a Friend of Africa, With Some Setting Theology Aside BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter ...

Central African Republic's capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis' 2015 visit, its streets haunted by fear and division. Yet, there was the open-air ...