Historians believe say three popes wit connections to Africa don dey, di most recent of wey bin reign over 1,500 years ago.

Religious observers see a growing number of people abandoning Christian churches in favour of Indigenous spirituality.

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

The growing number of cardinals from Africa eligible to vote in the upcoming papal election, along with a rising number of Catholics on the continent, signals promise for those hoping for an African ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

“All Christians are called to be saints. Saints are persons in heaven (officially canonized or not), who lived heroically virtuous lives, offered their life for others, or were martyred for the faith, ...

Cardinals from around the world will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church following the ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...