Nigeria: When laws are flouted, not enforcedTHE contrast with Nigeria is stark. Though Nigeria has a democratic constitution with a bicameral National Assembly and state houses, its executives often ...

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

As millions of pilgrims flocked to the famed Ugandan shrine in Namugongo in the days leading to commemoration of the ...

During Sunday mornings at St. Josephine Bakhita Mission Parish, the singing is upbeat and energetic yet reverent. There is ...

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.

Holding the event in Dakar was symbolic: the city hosted the first gathering of the region’s Catholic leaders ... Further reading: 'The church in Africa is a church that is not afraid to speak ...

"It's a sacrifice — just like the one Jesus made for us," said Sr. Stella Aketch "The Ugandan martyrs also gave their lives ...

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier told EWTN this week that the Catholic Church in South Africa can lead in helping overcome decades of apartheid and racial divide.

A brutal attack by extremist Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria on Sunday left dozens dead and resulted in the kidnapping of a ...

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 ...

Catholic bishops in Africa and Europe urged national leaders ... The understanding that the Catholic Church must hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, as inspired by Pope Francis ...

The understanding that the Catholic Church must hear both the cry of the ... wreaking havoc on those who depend on the land in Africa, despite the continent contributing the least to worldwide ...