African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

Church leaders in Africa said they trusted Pope Leo XIV would recognise the continent as “an indispensable partner in the ...

In a statement provided to OSV News, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington said that it was "providing limited and ...

Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

After nearly 100 years of existence, Archbishop Fabre made the news official last month that Christ the King Church would ...

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 ...

The election of an African Pope would show the Catholic Church’s faith not only in an African leader but in the Continent as ...

Nigeria 39;s Emilokan narrative that highlights local leadership and succession influenced by regional factors is irrelevant ...

I am a theologian who has studied the development of Catholicism in Africa, especially under the leadership of Pope Francis. In my view, the church after him will be defined by two forces, which will ...