Catholic Africans Hope For A Black Pope, But See It As A Distant Possibility African Catholics are enthusiastic about the possibility of a new pope who could reflect the continent’s growing ...

Catholic Africans think it would be a long shot, but some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis’ successor could be a Black cardinal from their continent.

The U.S. Catholic Church has a painful history of racism. One step toward healing could be canonization of the six African Americans currently up for consideration as saints.

Two cardinals of the Catholic Church from Africa were rejuvenated below the age of 80 this week, allowing them to vote in the upcoming conclave. It wasn’t the kind of miraculous event referred ...

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history.

And in a Church that boasts over 1.3 billion followers—many of them African—is it time for a Black Catholic Pope?

A longtime Black Catholic reflects on leaving the Church after 72 years, exposing failures and seeking true faith.

The notion of a Black pope —liberal or conservative — will not change the fact that the catholic church is a morally decadent enterprise which profited immensely from the trafficking of ...

Black smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney for the second time as the 133 Catholic cardinals remained undecided on who to select as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The Rev. Dr. Brown explained in a 2019 Church News video that “Come, Come Ye Saints” and the iconic Black spiritual “Lift Every Voice and Sing” are two of his favorites because they tell the stories ...

Pope Francis visited Africa a handful of times and was seen as a champion of the continent and its role in the Catholic faith.

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis ...