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

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As more young people become spiritual healers in Southern Africa, where they are also referred to as “Sangoma”, Catholic Bishops in the three-nation regional Conference are mulling over the idea to ...