The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

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

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

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

But Africa's share of the Catholic population is growing. The continent is now home to 20 percent of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, as the church struggles to hold on to followers in ...

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