Africa

Ethiopia adopted Christianity as its state religion in 330. It is now home to 77.5 million Christians, about 67 per cent of its total population.

As xenophobic attacks continued to unfold in South Africa, Catholic bishops in Africa urged the government to quickly tame the violence, amid reports of deaths and injuries.

A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017.

As the dust begins to settle following the April 15-18 visit of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon, Church leaders in the Central African nation believe the pontiff's journey has created a "kairos" moment of grace in a country longing for peace.

On his last day in Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo XIV reminded Catholics in the country to seek strength, justice and hope from the Gospel and the sacraments.

Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on March 2.

Nigeria is facing "a terrifying crisis of religious violence," the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2026 annual report, released March 4.

Mary’s Meals makes sure Zambian school kids are fed despite devastating floods.

As deadly floods devastate southern Africa, Pope Leo XIV offers prayers for victims while Catholic bishops urge international support for thousands affected by the climate change-related disaster that has killed hundreds and displaced thousands since late December.

As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, warning that directing forces to 'spare no lives' is a direct call to genocide amid fighting and mobilization in parts of the country.