African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Pope Francis often pointed to Africa, which is seeing the highest growth in population in the Catholic church, as the ...

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

In a statement provided to OSV News, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington said that it was "providing limited and ...

Church leaders in Africa said they trusted Pope Leo XIV would recognise the continent as “an indispensable partner in the ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...