Pope Francis stood up as a beacon of light, change and in his final years, he stood firm against the genocide in Gaza ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

The death of Pope Francis at his residence on April 21 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful.The first pope from the Americas and ...

The cardinals agreed to delay the start of the voting procedure, or conclave, to give themselves time to get to know one ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Thus, Karuri and the community he led found themselves in a colonial world teeming with opportunists, where the boundaries ...

Around 30 theologians and pastoral workers gathered April 2–3 in Accra, Ghana, to “shape the church’s vision in Africa for the next 25 years.” (Photo by Charles Ayetan / SECAM / LCI) As ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

With approximately 30 million adherents in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in ...

African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...

Since January, 14 South African soldiers have been killed ... Further reading: Catholic, Protestant churches in DR Congo seek dialogue with rebels amid renewed fighting Determined not to suffer ...

The search for an American missionary continued on Sunday in South Africa after his Tennessee church said he was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a service last week. Josh Sullivan of Tennessee ...