Greg Tobin, author of Conclave and Pope John XXIII, the Good Pope, argues that the time is right for an African pope. He ...

STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday started off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Father Camille Esika, rector of Notre Dame du Congo Parish in Congo's capital Kinshasa, fondly remembered Pope Francis' 2023 ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense ...

Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo expressed their solidarity with victims of the recent floods and landslides that ...

In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...

Citizens move with boats made of wood on the flooded streets after heavy rain in Kinsuka region, north of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on January 10, 2024. Türkiye on Tuesday ...