Catholic bishops in Togo have warned of possible political upheaval following last year’s constitutional amendment that could ...

The African terrorist group Boko Haram has admitted responsibility for kidnapping the Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian ...

Father James Omeh, the he parish priest of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Gulu in Niger State in Nigeria, died on May 25 ...

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. The possibility ...

I never thought I’d live to see an American pope. And yet, here we are: Pope Leo, a humble son of Chicago, a scholar steeped ...

But time moves on. The role of the Church has changed. Irish Americans, like the Irish at home, have drifted from the altar.

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, Father Kolawole Chabi—a Beninese priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and professor ...

Catholic Church leaders have repeatedly urged fairer treatment of African populations in international investment deals ...

But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, faces a new threat today. A three-storey building belonging to a Chinese ...