One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

And in South Sudan, Father James Rombe knelt to pray along ... African ministers who clashed with Francis' stances on same-sex couples remembered him this week as someone who shared a commitment ...

In South Sudan, the pope called for continued peace ... In December 2023, the pope authorised the blessing of same-sex couples, an unprecedented move in the Church. He ordained that such blessings ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...

Among them were some of the poorest and most neglected: Mozambique, Madagascar, Congo, South Sudan and Central African ... the blessing of homosexual couples.

Crossing the border from Uganda to South Sudan reveals such a difference. When Mitch Chapman first visited South Sudan a couple of years ago, he said God "showed me poverty that I've not seen anywhere ...