KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

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

Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson could be become the new head of the Catholic Church when the Conclave convenes next week. | ...

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

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

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

Cardinal Peter Turkson, a prominent figure from Ghana, is regarded as a significant African leader within the Catholic Church ...

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

The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson currently serves as chancellor for two pontifical academies, that of sciences and social sciences.

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