Before becoming a pope, Montini spent 25 years as the Archbishop of Milan. The 1963 conclave didn't surprise anyone in Italy, ...

U.S. Wheat Associates recently held its first Sub-Saharan Africa buyers conference for 20 different countries. “Africa provides a tremendous opportunity for wheat and U.S. agricultural products ...

It began not with thunder, but with a curl of white smoke against a bright blue Roman sky. For a brief moment, all sound in ...

Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Sweden told ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara in Rome on Sunday ... a potential pope could be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, Morrill said. Such a move would make for ...

If elected, he would be the first pope from sub-Saharan Africa ... Formerly archbishop of Manila, Tagle was brought to Rome by France to head the Vatican’s missionary evangelization office.

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

We could also see, for the first time, an American pope, a pope from Sub-Saharan Africa, or an Asian pope. With campaigning frowned upon, consultations secretive, and coalitions in constant flux, it ...

Rome resident Michele Rapinesi thinks the next pope will be the Vatican's secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, who was Pope Francis's number two. Image: Joyce has travelled all the way to Rome from ...

Nuns wait before a rosary prayer outside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the late Pope Francis will be buried in Rome (Image: AP) By Thursday evening, more than 90,000 mourners had filed ...

The World Bank has said in its Africa Pulse report that Economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda, is showing some resilience despite uncertainty in the global economy and ...

This was an impressive feat, the historian said, because "he was the Bishop of Rome when Christianity was illegal in the ... In fact, Catholicism is expanding more rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa today ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...