Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised in Laudato Si'.

Western countries of exploiting Africa’s resources, triggering conflict, and then returning with aid as a “palliative,” according to a leading Catholic official.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said the “boundless growth of the Catholic faith” throughout Africa “can challenge the Church as much as material poverty does.”

Christianity in general is exploding in Africa, whether mainline or evangelical; the United Methodist Church, which last year experienced a schism that saw a quarter of its 30,000 congregations ...

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Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Vatican, where they discussed the state of the Catholic Church in Algeria and emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue and cultural cooperation for global peace, reported ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner.

Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help Students look on the notice board at Uganda Martyrs' Secondary School Namugongo, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla from South Sudan shared his plea for the Catholic Church worldwide to live in solidarity with the world’s poor and vulnerable living in different countries.

A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, dismantling the ...

Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help Students look on the notice board at Uganda Martyrs’ Secondary School Namugongo, in Kampala, Uganda. (Hajarah Nalwadda / Associated Press)