Sports betting can take a back seat this month because people are weighing the odds on who will become the next pope.

Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church’s first leader from the Americas ...

Whispers of a possible African pope are getting louder, and at the centre of the speculation stands Cardinal Peter Turkson, a ...

English bookmakers continue to take bets on who might be the new Pope. Four main contenders have emerged in the race for the papal throne. The election of the pope is attracting worldwide ...

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

Cardinal Peter Turkson currently serves as chancellor for two pontifical academies, that of sciences and social sciences.

Catholics are African, increasing the chances of a Pope from that continent. While the Church is losing influence in Europe ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson, a prominent figure from Ghana, is regarded as a significant African leader within the Catholic Church ...

Turkson quickly became one of the most visible African voices in the Vatican. He served as mediator during Ghana’s fraught ...

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

With the papal conclave that will select the next pontiff set to begin next week, all eyes are on nations with large Catholic ...