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 ...

Catholic leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa.

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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 ...

The Roman Catholic Church has deep-seated roots in Nigeria’s politics, which can make or break elections in the Middle Belt and southeastern regions. Shackled by an image problem due to its inability ...