Church representatives from French-speaking Africa have urged closer regional cooperation in Catholic peacebuilding to offset mounting economic and security challenges across the continent.
Church leaders push to expand their peacekeeping role in Africa
Pope will face pressing issues on September trip to Hungary, Slovakia
Pope Francis’ upcoming trip could prove to be among his most challenging visits at a time when distrust in government authorities and the looming threat of the delta variant are leading the headlines.
Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
Pope Francis is expected to talk about the health epidemic during a Sept. 4-10 trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.