As the Catholic Church gets ready to choose a new leader, many are hopeful that the next pope could become the first African ...

Christianity is booming in Africa, leading analysts to tell Fox News Digital that it could be time for the next pope to come ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to select a new leader, hopes are that the next pontiff could be the first Black pope in modern history.

The next pope will take over a Roman Catholic Church with dwindling membership in Europe, North America and Latin America, ...

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

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

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

Amid hopes for a historic first Black pope, African Catholics discuss the potential impact of such a decision by the Vatican.

Although no single frontrunner has emerged yet to succeed the late Pope Francis, Reuters has highlighted several names with strong prospects of becoming the next head of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

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

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