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 ...

Joined by interfaith leaders, the bishops said Africa cannot be subject to foreign interests but must be the architect of its ...

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. Speaking to ...

A worker in Nairobi, Kenya, holds a newspaper with a picture of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters As the world’s fastest-growing region for Catholicism, Africa is closely watching ...

As he arrives in Israel, the focus for Pope Benedict XVI shifts from Catholic/Muslim ties, which were at the heart of his three-day visit to Jordan, to relations with Judaism. The pope comes to the ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that three monks were attacked and murdered Tuesday in the Coptic monastery of St. Mark and St. Bishop Samuel the Confessor in Cullinan, South Africa, 18 miles ...

When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they ...

In the story below, one photo contains partial nudity and graphic content. At 9 a.m. in the pulse of this city, Annie Mpofu weaves through throngs of people, as police sirens cut through the morning ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A leading bishop in the Republic of the Congo has warned that an exponential rise in Christian Pentecostalism in the country is posing a stiff challenge to the Catholic Church, ...