Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted from his home in Niger’s capital, Niamey, by three unidentified armed men ...

On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, celebrated on October 19, with the theme “Missionaries of Hope among all Peoples,” the Vatican news agency “Fides” presented some statistics that offer a ...

Oct. 25, GNA -The Catholic University of Ghana (CUG) at the weekend graduated 1,606 students who had undergone postgraduates ...

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 curate of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja, Father Maximilian Okpong Peter, supported Cruz’s ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance walked into the staff room of a Catholic private school and begged the teachers to help enroll her son. The school’s policy required ...

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