In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who ...

Pope Francis passed away on 21 April after 12 years occupying the top post in the Catholic Church. His passing kick started a unique process which will see the next pope be elected - and among a ...

A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is ...

Some 250,000 people paid their respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican ...

An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

Many of the 50 Heads of State and 10 monarchs attending Saturday's ceremony in St Peter's Square, including US President ...

Polymarket gives the highest chance of becoming the next pope to one of the compromise candidates between progressives and ...

Who will emerge from the conclave as the 267th pope and leader of the Catholic church? The papabili cardinals seen as ...

A contender to be the first black pope in modern times - With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is a top contender to succeed Pope Francis, potentially becoming the first Black pope in over 1,500 years.

The Catholic Church in Africa is a paradox. Its priests, bishops and cardinals have often been heroic voices for political ...