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

Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, ...

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

About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began.

Members of the College of Cardinals visited the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica three and ...

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

Throughout his papal leadership, Pope Francis solidified recently established Vatican conventions by visiting 10 African ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Central ...

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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 ...