If this week is any indication, Nigeria's leader is not just back, he is firmly back in charge. What unfolded last week ...

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Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster ...

Rep. Andy Barr possesses a political attribute so remarkable he hopes to parlay it into a seat in the U.S. Senate next year — ...

In Africa, a person of Pope Francis’ moral caliber and spiritual substance holds the coveted designation of “ancestor,” whose ...

Tributes to Pope Francis have been made by churches of the Anglican Communion worldwide, following his death announced by the ...

He was on the side of the people that really didn't have a lot of power in this world," Fr. Patrick Cahill said of Pope ...

“Pope Francis should be remembered as a post-colonial pope who acknowledged the intertwined histories of ecclesial, political ...

World leaders mourned his death, hailing him as "the people's pope" and a symbol of peace, justice and interfaith unity.

Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula remembered the Pope as a symbol of humility, compassion, and social justice ...

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.