Asia’s front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the ...

Millions around the world tuned in to watch as Pope Francis was laid to rest on 26 April, with 400,000 mourners alone paying ...

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Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came ...

Catholic cardinals set May 7 as the date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, following informal meetings where ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

President John Dramani Mahama has made a case for Ghana's Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson as the next Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.According to President Mahama, the 76-year old Cardinal Turkson ...

Pope Francis, who left an enduring global legacy, was not only a spiritual leader but also a bold moral economist. His vision—rooted in human dignity, solidarity, and care for the vulnerable—offers ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

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

Cardinals, including Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, center, and Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, right, attend a ...