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

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

The Pope’s factual anthropological roots are not just symbolic. According to genealogist Jari Honora, his maternal lineage ...

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

Catholics, a significant number of Africans joyfully welcomed Pope Leo XIV into the continent's diverse religious communities ...

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

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

Pope Francis often pointed to Africa, which is seeing the highest growth in population in the Catholic church, as the continent of joy and hope. A continent where the world can see how religious ...

Analysis - The Catholic church faces a fundamental question as it prepares to elect a new pope. That is, whether to go back to a monarchical papacy with its pomp and pageantry, or to build on 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.