African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, religious observers say, with the late pontiff’s mission of hope and mercy inspiring fervor among the continent’s young people in visits to nations ...

The Catholic church faces a fundamental question as it prepares to elect a new pope. That is, whether to go back to a monarchical papacy with its pomp and pageantry, or to build on the momentum begun ...

Catholic bishops’ conferences in Africa and many Catholic groups and leaders have extended their congratulations to ACI Africa (the Association for Catholic Information in Africa) — a service of EWTN ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, ...

Sister Suellen Tennyson, the Roman Catholic nun and Kenner native who was kidnapped and held captive for nearly five months in West Africa in 2022, died Wednesday, the Clarion Herald reported.

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SOMBER NEWS TO SHARE ABOUT A BELOVED MEMBER OF OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY. SISTER SUELLEN TENNYSON PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 86. ACCORDING TO THE CLARION HERALD, BEING REMEMBERED AS A JOYFUL ...

Lais Dognini met the love of her life, Jackson, at a convent, but neither of them knew they would one day end up together As time passed, the two independently left their religious callings, only to ...

The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – Catholic medical students in Nigeria say they have been “thrown into gloom” following the Aug. 15 kidnapping of their colleagues. The Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental ...