The Catholic Church is an institution of remarkable longevity. The year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made it possible to advance a new church culture that respected the voice and ...

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

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

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

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

The church has never elected an African pope in its modern history. If it did, it would likely indicate a continuing trend of ...