As the Catholic Church prepares to select a new leader, hopes are that the next pontiff could be the first Black pope in ...

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

Learn why pastors are asking congregants to purchase memberships to support the national museum in Washington.

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

As he does one day each month, the Rev. Robert Turner hit the road from his home in Baltimore last week and traveled — on ...

With renewed attention on Pope Francis' health, several African cardinals are being quietly talked about as possible ...

Pope Francis—the head of the Catholic Church, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—will be laid to rest in Rome in a simple yet rare ...

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

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

African American church leaders are speaking out over budget cuts being proposed by the Trump White House. The Smithsonian ...

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