For Catholicism in particular, these numbers are even more stark, and the Vatican’s own reports suggest that the future of the Catholic Church is undeniably in Africa. While the demographic ...

His reforms made the body more representative of the global Catholic community, while the cardinals he selected, by and large, share his vision of the Church. All of this makes it more likely that ...

Faggioli spoke with NPR's Leila Fadel about the future direction of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Leila Fadel ...

The image of Trump as the pope just days after our revered Pope Francis died shows why he's a terrible model for morality.

“The future of the Catholic church passes through Africa,” Ilo said. “The continent is a spiritual powerhouse.” The very fact that observers are considering that the next pope could be ...

NIGEL AND SYDNEY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PERHAPS POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U.S.? I SPOKE TO HISTORIAN AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY AS HE BREAKS IT ALL DOWN.

“The Church has to govern two very different lived realities of being Catholic,” McGuire concluded. Capizzi said matters like these should not be at the forefront of how the pope should be ...

Taylor: How do you see the election of a new pope shaping the direction of the Catholic Church globally? Etienne: We know we want a man of prayer, a man of holiness, a man of the capacity to be in ...