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Church in Africa

Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

May 10
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Islamic militants attack Congo villages near Uganda, killing 40 people, local group says

May 9
Jean-Yves Kamale

A minibus drives past an empty checkpoint where a mannequin dressed as a soldier stands in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Sudan’s Forgotten War: A Church leader cries out for peace

May 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

An election poster with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Soweto, South Africa, April 22, 2024. (Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP.)

Freedom is not solely a liberation from structural injustice, South African priest

Apr 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda, Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, frees a white dove at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Premium article: Cameroon bishop says Pope Leo’s visit could be a turning point for war-ravaged country

Apr 25
Ngala Killian Chimtom

At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources say

Apr 13
Dyepkazah Shibayan and Haruna Umar

Members of the Nigerian army provide security during an event in Minna, Nigeria, Dec. 22, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Nigerian court convicts more than 300 in mass terrorism trial

Apr 12
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.)

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

Apr 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV at his weekly General Audience in the Vatican on Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s Africa odyssey will showcase roots, growth and challenges

Apr 11
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges

Apr 10
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

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May 12
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May 12
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May 12
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