The task facing the cardinals today is to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88.

It rsquo;s been nearly 1,529 years since the world last saw a pope from Africa, Pope Gelasius I, who led the Catholic Church ...

With the recent passing of Pope Francis, the world enters a moment not just of mourning, but of reckoning. The head of the ...

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

As the world mourns Pope Francis, the race to choose his successor begins behind closed doors. News of the pontiff’s death ...

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

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

Cardinal Peter Turkson: A Trailblazer in the Catholic Church *Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a 76-year-old Ghanaian prelate, is widely regarded as a leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis ...

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

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Former Bishop of the Cape Coast Cardinal Peter Turkson is considered one of the frontrunners to become the next pontiff ...