The conclave to elect the new pope is just days away — and bettors are laying down cash wagers on who will be chosen, his papal name and nationality, and even the number of voting rounds it ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has replaced Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin as the new favorite to become the next pope ...

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

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana is seen as one of the Catholic Church's most influential figures from Africa, a region where ...

With the papal conclave that will select the next pontiff set to begin next week, all eyes are on nations with large Catholic ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Cardinal Peter Turkson and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, have become the four ...

As cardinals prepare to elect Pope Francis' successor on 7 May, a number of names are being seen as potential candidates.

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

As accolades poured in from around the world on the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, including Black people. Others, ...

The beautiful town of Nyafeku Ekroful in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, the proud hometown of Cardinal Peter Kwodwo ...