Pope Francis meets members and supporters of Talitha Kum in his residence at the Vatican Feb. 7, 2025, the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, which he established.

"I believe our new pope has a good heart like Pope Francis," she said. After Leo's election, photos of a trip the 69-year-old American made to the DRC quickly circulated on local social media.

It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith reflects on Pope Francis' legacy of mercy and hope, and the celebration of life on Africa Day and Bread for the World's 50th anniversary.

He said we must build bridges, and that was the same mission that Pope Francis had. Francis wanted us, as humans, to build bridges. He called on world leaders to work towards this.

African leaders praised the "legacy of compassion" and "commitment to inclusivity" of Pope Francis as they joined global mourning over his death on Monday.

The theme of the Congress is “Journeying together in hope as Church Family of God in Africa.” Reflecting on the call each of ...

(RNS) — Meeting near the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Catholic environmentalists in Africa marked the 10th anniversary this week (July 23-25) of the publication of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.

Kukah said he knows Augustinians in Nigeria who say then-Father Francis Prevost – now Pope Leo XIV – “had Africa at heart and that he did so much for the Church in Africa.” ...

Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa's biggest Catholic populations, on May 9 voiced joy over the new pope's election and hopes he would carry on the legacy of ...