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 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African Catholic leaders called for peace, dialogue and reconciliation amid persistent violent conflict on the continent at the 20th meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Western countries of exploiting Africa’s resources, triggering conflict, and then returning with aid as a “palliative,” according to a leading Catholic official. Johan Viljoen, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its poor and the marginalized. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — ...

As funding sources for convents, seminaries and humanitarian agencies run dry, Catholic institutions in Africa are rethinking how they support their operations. Amid those challenges, some ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis presided ...

Africa must be an architect of its own ecological future, said the continent's Catholic bishops as they took part in the Second Africa Climate Summit, which ended Wednesday (Sept. 10) in the Ethiopian ...

Executive Nicholas Cull Appointed Head of HR for APO Group's Volunteer Program Supporting the Roman Catholic Church in Africa ...

Christin Solidarity Worldwide has welcomed the release of 100 school children, who were among 303 children abducted on Nov.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The overarching forum of African Catholic leaders looked to the future of the church on the continent. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African Catholic leaders called for peace, dialogue ...