A UN peacekeeping soldier patrols a street near Bangui’s Koudoukou mosque, Central African Republic, before the arrival of ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday started off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible candidates to be the next pope.

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an ...

Ian McNulty shares his list of a dozen classics to get a true taste of the iconic New Orleans festival. How many have you ...

Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa reacted to comments made by US President Donald Trump ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat ...

Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...