KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

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

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

At Kinshasa Cathedral, where crowds gathered to watch the televised funeral, prayers were accompanied by aspirations for a ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. A picture shows a Catholic cardinal sealing Pope Francis' residence ...

Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo speaks during a mass in commemoration of the late Pope Francis at the Notre Dame du Congo ...

Church bells tolled across the capital of Africa's most populous Roman Catholic nation on Monday after the death of Pope ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo government said it has suspended the political party of former President Joseph Kabila, days after his properties were raided by security services. “This ...

CHICAGO – The bells ringing outside of Holy Name Cathedral on Easter Sunday signaled the faithful to come inside and observe one of the largest holidays in the Catholic Church. Catholics from ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Worshipers filled the pews Sunday morning at St. Peter's Cathedral on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton as Bishop Joseph Bambara led the Easter Sunday mass. Pastor at St. Peter's ...