Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, its streets haunted by fear ...

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Central ...

The CAR has been in a state of civil war since December 2012. It has been presented by some as a religious conflict with ...

A UN peacekeeping soldier patrols a street near Bangui’s Koudoukou mosque, Central African Republic, before the arrival of Pope Francis for a meeting with the Muslim community on November 30 ...

And then secondly, to help fight against rebels who were almost on the verge of overriding the capital, Bangui," Obaji explains. The UN Security Council lifted the arms embargo on the Central African ...

Nov. 29, 2015: Inaugurates the Jubilee of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, Central African Republic, rather than at the Vatican. Feb. 12, 2016: Meets Russian Orthodox ...

This gave legitimacy to this long-ignored continent. In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, Muslims and Christians had slaughtered each other for years. More than 400,000 people ...

The death of Pope Francis at his residence on April 21 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful.The first pope from the Americas and ...