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It rsquo;s been nearly 1,529 years since the world last saw a pope from Africa, Pope Gelasius I, who led the Catholic Church ...

A contender to be the first black pope in modern times - With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, ...

With the recent passing of Pope Francis, the world enters a moment not just of mourning, but of reckoning. The head of the ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is a top contender to succeed Pope Francis, potentially becoming the first Black pope in over 1,500 years.

With the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana and Cardinal Robert Sarah from Guinea emerged as two ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, the race to choose his successor begins behind closed doors. News of the pontiff’s death ...

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is the co-favorite at BetOnline with Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin to be elected the ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

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