CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – The third Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life opens August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme “Journeying Together in Hope as a Church ...

During his recent visit to Africa, Pope Leo XIV was encouraging to a continent where religion, family and community are still vital in the lives of people. But he was also challenging, especially to ...

Anglican leaders have unveiled an ambitious plan to plant or restore one million churches across the Anglican Communion over ...

In a poor neighbourhood of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, the bell tower of a neat whitewashed church rises high above grey walls and tin roofs. Just after dawn on a Sunday morning, the sound of tom-tom ...

The newly confirmed Primate of the African Church, Most Reverend Augustine Odufuwa, has pledged to lead the Church into a new era of growth and transformation within the next six months. He made the ...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria, speaks during a forum addressing international religious freedom issues at the United Nations in New York March 1, 2019. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.

In a candid and wide-ranging interview with ADEOLA OGUNLADE, the Primate of the African Church, His Eminence Julius Osayande Olayinka Abbe, addressed head-on the deepening crisis rocking the historic ...

This week, Pope Leo XIV has invited the College of Cardinals to Rome for a second consistory this year. The first took place on Jan. 7-8, with approximately 170 cardinals in attendance from around the ...