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

Greg Tobin, author of Conclave and Pope John XXIII, the Good Pope, argues that the time is right for an African pope. He ...

STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday started off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Father Camille Esika, rector of Notre Dame du Congo Parish in Congo's capital Kinshasa, fondly remembered Pope Francis' 2023 ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...

The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the history of human conscience” is how Joseph Conrad described colonial-era concessions granted to private companies for Congo’s natural ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...