Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin of Italy and Filipino Luis Antonio Tagle are leading the field of “papabili” tipped ...

For centuries, the role has gone to a member of the College of Cardinals – and almost always to an Italian. Might we soon ...

Top contenders include Ghana's Cardinal Turkson and Congo's Cardinal Ambongo, although insiders say none is a clear ...

POPE Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday morning, the Vatican has announced. The service will be led at 10am local time ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, African Catholics are expressing hope that the next pontiff could be the first Black ...

If the Vatican truly believes in the equality of all before God, then it is time its highest office finally mirrored that ...

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

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

Predicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is near impossible as cardinals' positions shift over successive votes and some try to game the system to influence the chances of their ...

Among the names being mentioned as potential successors to Pope Francis are Cardinals Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana (76 ...

Africans, including Ghana's Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, will be among the 135 cardinal electors who will gather to ...

The death of Pope Francis has reignited fresh hopes for the first African leader to be installed at the helm of the Catholic Church. However, there are reasons to believe that their time has not quite ...