The question of who will succeed Pope Francis, has created speculation and most significant for us is the possibility of an African.

He was appointed cardinal in 2012 and was a part of the conclave which chose Pope Francis in 2013. He has served on the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 following a stroke that led to a coma and heart failure, the Vatican said ...

These are some of the leading liberal and conservative contenders to lead the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope ...

April 24, 2025 — My Music with Rhiannon Giddens returns to PBS in May with six new episodes. Produced by the Will & Deni ...

In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter Sunday, started off a series of traditions that in a few weeks will culminate in a vote for the next pope. After Pope Francis is laid ...

The Congolese government can ban former President Joseph Kabila's party, but peace in the country's east will only come when Kinshasa addresses the threat to Rwanda from the genocidal militia ...

The map below shows the location of Kinshasa and Brussels. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Kinshasa — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the mistreatment of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada, who was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April 15 after being ...