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

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

Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during his tenure as ...

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

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

Columnist Will Sutton says MAGA might like to see an African pope and considers whether Black Catholics might agree.

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

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 ...