Christianity in general is exploding in Africa, whether mainline or evangelical; the United Methodist Church, which last year experienced a schism that saw a quarter of its 30,000 congregations ...

Africa is already leading the Catholic Church in many regards. Most just don’t know it." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Christianity is booming in Africa.

The Catholic church in Africa – despite its exponential growth – is still treated as a “mission territory”, in need of institutional, theological, pastoral and material support from Rome.

For decades, African Catholics have felt their saints have been sidelined. The continent is home to some of the ...

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.

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope.

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years.

It’s leaving many in sub-Saharan Africa — which has the world’s highest dropout rates — to criticize the mission-driven Catholic Church for not doing enough to ease the financial pressure families ...

Whenever the Catholic Church talks about Africa it is always in a very condescending way, especially when talking about ...

Vevette Hill-Nwagbaraocha attends All Saints Catholic Church, also on the north side. She, too, is hopeful and excited about Pope Leo, regardless of how he identifies. But his lineage, she said, ...

Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help Students look on the notice board at Uganda Martyrs' Secondary School Namugongo, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda ...