The original Africa Bible Commentary, first published in 2006, was hailed as a landmark resource—the first of its kind for the continent. This revised and updated edition, developed over nearly ...

According to a report by BBC, many Catholics in Africa now hope the papacy will return to the continent for the first time in over 1,500 years, as discussions on Pope Francis’ successor intensify.

Africa’s Top 10 Bible Verses Mariana Albuquerque Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their corner of the continent includes—and misses.

As of 2023, Africa accounted for 20% of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, reflecting what the Vatican calls “a highly dynamic spread” of the faith; the continent’s Catholic population ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In a continent where polygamy is common, Catholic bishops in Africa are seeking both pastoral and theological ways to address such relationships. Speaking at the Synod on ...

Much earlier, in what was described as a “dramatic gesture” of love for the people of God in South Sudan, on April 11, 2019, Pope Francis knelt and kissed the feet of South Sudan’s President ...

The U.S. bishops say their extension of solidarity to the Church in Africa is predicated on two things: The fact that the continent is a source of hope to the Catholic Church, and the fact that it ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis ...

On Sunday (Feb. 18), Elder Gary E. Stevenson, a member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, ended a visit to Africa with a news conference in Kenya, where he said church membership had ...

RNS story looks at LDS Church growth in East Africa and apostle Gary Stevenson's trip to Kenya. ... and in the western part of the continent as a whole, the church now counts more than 450,000 ...