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

Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will ...

As Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, there are meetings behind the scenes to select the church’s ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

As the global conversation on race, faith, and representation deepens, a bold question is emerging from both pews and pulpits ...

Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.

Tributes to Pope Francis are pouring in from around the world. The Vatican announced the pontiff’s death on Monday at age 88.

came from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. They present expensive objects of porcelain, agate and brass that would have been prized imports from China and the Persian and Ottoman empires. But Jesus’ ...

The woman slashed by a deranged vagrant in Soho on Monday is a 25-year-old from Arizona who had been “living her dream” working as an off-Broadway costume designer in the Big Apple, her dad ...

Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, says the FA is committed to ensuring the Black Stars become one of the best teams in Africa. The four-time ...