Columnist Will Sutton says MAGA might like to see an African pope and considers whether Black Catholics might agree.

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

The Vaticanist Richard Raho suggests that the new pope might be a cardinal from Africa. Among the potential candidates, he ...

Who will emerge from the conclave as the 267th pope and leader of the Catholic church? The papabili cardinals seen as ...

As accolades poured in from around the world on the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, including Black people. Others, ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the ...

A contender to be the first black pope in modern times - With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is a top contender to succeed Pope Francis, potentially becoming the first Black pope in over 1,500 years.

Among the names being mentioned as potential successors to Pope Francis are Cardinals Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana (76 ...

It's very possible the next Pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

The answer is none." A contrast, he said, to 2013 when Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson was a strong contender for the ...