“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 ...

The Diocese of Fairbanks says that they were contacted by a Nigerian Diocese informing them that a terrorist group in Africa ...

Pope Francis often pointed to Africa, which is seeing the highest growth in population in the Catholic church, as the continent of joy and hope. A continent where the world can see how religious ...

Father James Omeh, the he parish priest of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Gulu in Niger State in Nigeria, died on May 25 ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. The possibility ...

In the face of histories of abuse and cover-up by the Church, a Catholic nun in Zambia has challenged Church leaders to stem the tide of abuse against women religious wherever and whenever it happens.

Catholic Church leaders have repeatedly urged fairer treatment of African populations in international investment deals ...

I never thought I’d live to see an American pope. And yet, here we are: Pope Leo, a humble son of Chicago, a scholar steeped ...

But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, faces a new threat today. A three-storey building belonging to a Chinese ...