Africa

The danger today is not recognizing “the Spirit speaking through voices that sound different from our own,” Nigerian Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza said.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) —  Cameroon’s possible inclusion in the itinerary of Pope Leo XIV’s first African trip is drawing growing debate, as security concerns, political tensions and moral objections …

Bishops Zaidan and Mamza underscored that “the faithful of the U.S. and Africa are gifts to one another,” bound by an array of shared concerns.

The World Day for Consecrated Life is celebrated annually Feb. 2. Consecrated life reaches back to the very beginnings of the Church, to that moment when the first disciples heard …

Pope Leo spoke to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican Apostolic Palace Jan. 9.

As Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon, he gave a hint on his flight back to Rome as to which other countries he …

Reeling from the Nov. 21 kidnapping of more than 250 kids and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora said trauma, helplessness and …

The students were both male and female and ranged in age from 10 to 18, the Christian Association of Nigeria said in a statement.

The hope that comes from true faith “breaks the chain of evil,” promoting forgiveness and righteousness, Pope Leo XIV said at a Jubilee general audience Nov. 8.

The Trump administration indicated it would limit the number of refugees annually admitted to the U.S. to 7,500, with a preference for white South Africans.