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

A frenzy of betting is underway as gamblers try to predict results of the upcoming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor.

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is ...

Nathaniel’s wife, who escaped with their two children, told AsiaNews that her husband was shot in the head by terrorists ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

By Stephanie Shakaa  The world is largely influenced by four disciplines: Politics, Sports, Religion, Humanitarian efforts. And the individuals leading these pillars the POTUS, the OIC Chair, the Pope ...

The potential election of an African Pope could reshape the Catholic Church's leadership and signify a renewed faith in Africa's role on the global stage.

As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned Friday that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis ...

Samuel Escobar, a Peruvian pastor and theologian whose passion for social justice and evangelization resulted in a new field ...

Luis Antonio Tagle has joined Pietro Parolin at the top of betting markets to become the next pope on Canadian betting sites.