Black and Creole Catholics in the U.S. say that a pope who holds these multiple identities is just what the Catholic Church ...

The new pope's French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

Since taking over SECAM in 2022, the Congolese cardinal has worked to unify the Catholic Church across Africa, traveling constantly and earning a close rapport with Pope Francis. He symbolizes a ...

His leadership of the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Council, his influence on ethical economic thought ... Vatican treat such traits as liabilities when found in African leaders? The Catholic Church is ...

“Nigeria's "Emilokan" narrative that highlights local leadership and succession influenced by regional factors is irrelevant in the context of the papal election. Electing a Pope is governed by a ...

But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on May 8 by cardinals in a conclave at the Vatican, which wrapped up in less than ...

SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore on Friday (May 9) celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, who succeeds Pope Francis. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the US. He was ...

NIGEL AND SYDNEY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PERHAPS POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U.S.? I SPOKE TO HISTORIAN AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY AS HE BREAKS IT ALL DOWN.

As a continent blessed with a rapidly growing Catholic population and a youthful, vibrant Church, Africa looks with great expectation to the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV. We pray that his leadership ...