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

Having been one of the most charismatic, towering and visible global figures for over a decade, there isn’t much that Pope ...

Years later, Francis would travel to Egypt, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...

The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the history of human conscience” is how Joseph Conrad described colonial-era concessions granted to private companies for Congo’s natural ...

Despite the lower production volume, the tin grade of ore processed improved by 18% to 3.55%, prompting a reduction in daily ...

Tributes came from around the globe, offering condolences to the world’s Catholics and praising the pontiff’s commitment to ...

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an ...

Pope Francis, 88, the oldest pope in over a century, died Monday morning, though quiet discussions on who could succeed him ...

Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

African leaders praised the "legacy of compassion" and "commitment to inclusivity" of Pope Francis as they joined global ...

A person has been shot dead at a hospital where Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) works in the east of ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub ...