Nigeria’s Peter Cardinal Okpaleke and other 17 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next new Pope.

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There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Tributes to Pope Francis have been made by churches of the Anglican Communion worldwide, following his death announced by the ...

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Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. April 21 at his home of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican announced. The ...

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Armed looting has forced Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to suspend services at the only functioning ...

Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...