Political leaders in Nigeria who have resources at their disposal to address security challenges and are not doing so cannot ...

A Catholic environmentalist has called on the Kenyan government to declare unregulated mining in the country’s western region ...

We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he ...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has decried the many atrocities in the West African ...

The Archbishop of Bangui Archdiocese in the Central African Republic (CAR) has condemned acts of brutality reportedly ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

The pope’s traditional blessing, “urbi et orbi,” was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, but Pope Francis later toured St. Peter's Square in the popemobile.