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

Tuesday, April 21, 2025, a day after celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with scores of the faithful at St Peter’s Square, Pope ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

Catholic church members gathered at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Johannesburg South Africa on Wednesday for a mass to ...

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

Columnist Will Sutton says MAGA might like to see an African pope and considers whether Black Catholics might agree.

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

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 ...

Nairobi, 27 April, 2025 / 11:23 pm (ACI Africa). The late Pope Francis was known to speak highly of Africa, always settling for the most colorful words to describe the continent, which he believed had ...

Faithful in Ivory Coast on Wednesday joined a mass in memory of Pope Francis, admired across much of Africa for his ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...