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

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

Columnist Will Sutton says MAGA might like to see an African pope and considers whether Black Catholics might agree.

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon ...

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

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

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

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

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...