Nigeria's Peter Cardinal Okpaleke and other 17 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next new Pope.

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is preparing for a conclave to elect his successor. While the process remains confidential, several cardinals are widely ...

Pope Francis, originally Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born in Buenos Aires in 1936 to Italian immigrant parents. Before ...

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has a 26 per cent chance of becoming the next pope, according to prediction markets.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church begins the sacred process of electing a new pontiff. As the world awaits the outcome, Johannesburg prepares to pay tribute with a special ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on ...