One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, Nico Koopman explores how diverse religious views contribute to building a free and ...

With approximately 30 million adherents in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in ...

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

His pastoral journeys were defined by humility, peace advocacy, and a desire to bridge religious and cultural divides ...

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) gathered to pay their respects to the pope and sent their ...

A UN peacekeeping soldier patrols a street near Bangui’s Koudoukou mosque, Central African Republic, before the arrival of ...

Hundreds of people can be seen praying in unison in St Peter's Square in the Vatican - some are crying. A number of people ...

This is not your ordinary church. Here, members are required to be buried within 48 hours—and within the church compound.

More than 3,000 members of the International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC) joined the winding procession during the unprecedented mass wedding at the church's premises in Heidelberg.

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

Tens of thousands of people from around the world traveled to St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican this week to pay their ...