North Africa was once a thriving Christian heartland, producing popes who shaped Catholic traditions still observed today From establishing Easter Sunday to founding St Valentine’s Day, Africa ...

Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America are demanding climate justice for the parts of the world most affected ...

Christianity in general is exploding in Africa, whether mainline or evangelical; the United Methodist Church, which last year experienced a schism that saw a quarter of its 30,000 congregations ...

Across Africa, many Catholic faithful have long yearned for the Catholic Church to fully recognize the spiritual heroes who've shaped their communities — people like Kenya's Blessed Irene ...

Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have issued a historic joint appeal urging urgent and ...

South Africa’s Bishop Sithembele Sipuka will help lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. The body focuses ...

Reiterate the Catholic Church's commitment to 'defend the most vulnerable in every decision about climate and nature' ...

Much of the growth is happening in Africa, where the number of Catholics climbed more than 3%, from 272 million in 2022 to 281 million in 2023, the news agency said.

Erton Köhler, a pastor from Brazil, has been elected president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference.

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier this week said the Catholic Church can lead in helping overcome decades of apartheid and racial divide that continue to dominate life in his country.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican has ...