Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion". It is the latest ...

As it continues to take territory, the Congolese rebel group M23 wants to show it is more than just an army, and that it can ...

Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday it had become the latest African country to grant a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink and that the company would begin operations soon. A ...

Deportations: As part of its effort to increase deportations, the Trump administration has begun offering undocumented ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

US brings two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC’s mineral-rich east.

The truce, declared late on Wednesday after a round of negotiations in Qatar’s capital Doha, has raised hopes that the latest ...

He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...