Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

For Elijah Smith, who grew up Lutheran and Southern Baptist, Pope Francis' teachings that centered on social justice and ...

Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the election of a new Pope, 18 African cardinals are among the 135 eligible cardinals who ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.

The first modern pontiff to hail from anywhere but Europe, Pope Francis from Argentina, redefined Church leadership by ...

This marks the first major event reflecting on the life of the pope in South Africa since his passing on Monday.

Drawing on Latin American theology that emphasizes collaboration, developed in response to continued struggles with ...

As questions emerge over the succession of Pope Francis, some are looking to Africa, where the Catholic Church has seen the ...