NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — At a three-day conference, African theologians and scholars considered how colonizing countries can make amends for historical wrongs and the place of forgiveness. NAIROBI, ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – The third Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life opens August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme “Journeying Together in Hope as a Church ...

The newly confirmed Primate of the African Church, Most Reverend Augustine Odufuwa, has pledged to lead the Church into a new era of growth and transformation within the next six months. He made the ...

A factional leadership has emerged in the African Church, threatening the position of Primate Julius Osayande Olayinka Abe. But Abe yesterday condemned the factional leadership, describing the group ...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria, speaks during a forum addressing international religious freedom issues at the United Nations in New York March 1, 2019. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African church leaders are speaking out against Libya’s move to shut down humanitarian organizations providing care to migrants and refugees being held in detention centers in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening ...

Some African theologians are pushing back as Catholic conservatives around the globe rally behind outspoken Cardinal Robert Sarah, casting the Guinea prelate as their ideal pope and a hero of the ...