THE death of Pope Francis this week marks the end of a historic papacy and the beginning of a significant transition for the ...

As accolades poured in from around the world on the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, including Black people. Others, ...

The Vatican specialist Richard Raho suggests that the new pope might be a cardinal from Africa. Among the potential ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

With conflicts and diplomatic crises raging around the world, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin is for many the favorite ...

In the ancient silence of the Sistine Chapel, beneath Michelangelo’s immortal ceiling, a decision of staggering consequence ...

Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas ...

Some 250,000 people paid their respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican ...

Pietro Parolin is early favorite on canadian betting sites to become the next pope following the passing of Pope Francis.

An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.