Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

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

In the Catholic context, one could envisage a national church — such as that in Germany — voting tomorrow in favour of women priests, whereas it might be 20 years or more before an African ...

The death of Pope Francis has reignited hopes for the first African ... displays of the church's global influence. Across much of Nigeria, which has one of the highest Catholic populations on ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

When the cardinals who vote for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... will these facts influence their decision making? "I think that it will be great to have an African pope," Father ...

a local Catholic priest in Atlanta, spoke about Gregory's role in the Church and his influence on the city. “This moment is historic for us in this country because we have the first African ...

“The Catholic Church has a massive influence in Anambra State ... a public relations expert and blogger. Iwuchukwu tells The Africa Report that some governors who were unpopular held office mainly due ...

As cardinals from Myanmar to Malta ready themselves for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the Catholic ... In Africa, the church’s ...

They represent Catholicism’s growing presence in Africa, Asia ... Why does the pope matter beyond the Catholic Church?Though the pope leads a religious institution, his influence extends far beyond it ...