"I think the idea of an African pope would be inspirational for all Catholics, and many non-Catholic Africans around the ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Among them was Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, who celebrated Mass at San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa, in an affluent neighbourhood of the Italian capital. Ambongo became Archbishop of ...

The Catholic church faces a fundamental question as it prepares to elect a new pope. That is, whether to go back to a monarchical papacy with its pomp and pageantry, or to build on the momentum begun ...

The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Pope Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the election of his successor?