The Johnson now is the diplomat, the senator and pastor. It's wonderful!" Liberia is turning toward religion as it wrestles with the question of how to heal after more than a dozen years of civil war.

In the proclamation, President Boakai acknowledged Liberia's history of being spared from devastating national crises, which have affected many countries around the world.

The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) has strongly refuted a viral social media claim suggesting that it, alongside the National Muslim Council (NMC) and the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia ...