There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

A U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end ...

Catholics represent about 20% of the population in Africa, giving the continent an advantage over regions with fewer numbers ...

We invite organizations, institutions and philanthropists to join us in our mission to alleviate the suffering of those ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a bid to strip former President Joseph Kabila of immunity so he can face trial on ...

The priorities that will determine how cardinals vote in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has helped transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinsh ...

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International ...

M23, which Kinshasa, United Nations experts and several international powers have said is backed by Rwanda, has taken the key cities of Goma and Bukavu since the beginning of this year.

The exercise is being coordinated by Red Cross, along with representative of AFC/M23, Kinshasa and MUNUSCO, the UN peacekeeping force in the Congo. The convoy of the withdrawing troops drove ...