U.S. President Donald Trump made an executive order on Inauguration Day imposing a 90-day freeze on expenditures by the U.S.

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

A leading African priest says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of extraversion and violence,”- the idea that ...

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education, funding ...

President Tshisekedi's UDPS party accused the clerics of colluding with "the enemy", after they met with the rebels.

Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail - He was imprisoned since 1994 following his ...

The M23 rebels and their allies have plunged the vital city of Goma into chaos, COMECE said, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths ...

Vital humanitarian activities that Jesuit Refugee Service leads in nine countries remain in jeopardy, JRS says, even after a ...

Pope Francis has privately told confidants he may not survive an ongoing health scare that has seen him hospitalized, ...

Swerve the beaten track and and discover some of the quiet but sensational holiday locations for a getaway this year, says ...

Pope Francis will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events because of his continued ill health, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 88-year-old pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory ...