African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

At a time when Christianity is growing most rapidly outside the West, evangelical writers must urgently reconsider their ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered ''papabile,'' or possessing the characteristics necessary to become pope. After St. John Paul II broke the ...

With approximately 30 million adherents in Nigeria, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in ...

Tensions in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State may be easing after weeks of political uncertainty and protests. Behind closed doors, President Tinubu and Fubara are engaging in quiet diplomacy that could ...

Among the biggest disappointments for church liberals was Francis’s reluctance ... second- and third-tier cities such as Ekwulobia, Nigeria, or Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

During his 2015 trip to the Central African Republic, Pope Francis visited a mosque and called on people to reject hatred Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are ...

According to CAN, Pope Francis strengthened the Church in Nigeria by appointing several bishops and cardinals from the country, reinforcing the vibrancy of the local Catholic community.

It’s going to be a wretched and fearful Easter for Christians in Nigeria. The killing and persecution ... destroyed hundreds of churches and displaced entire Christian communities," Ryan Brown ...

This year, the federal election falls roughly one week after one of the biggest ... Church in northeast Calgary. He's a financial advisor in the insurance industry who moved from Nigeria three ...