Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria have pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of ...

Euclid is a six-year mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at mapping the dark universe by analyzing the positions ...

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Around 30 theologians and pastoral workers gathered April 2–3 in Accra, Ghana, to “shape the church’s vision in Africa for the next 25 years.” (Photo by Charles Ayetan / SECAM / LCI) As ...

The church has never elected an African pope in its modern history. If it did, it would likely indicate a continuing trend of ...