
On the final day of his apostolic trip to Africa, Pope Francis visited the Central Mosque of Bangui Monday morning and told the Muslim community that Christians and Muslims must consider one another brothers and behave as such. “Christians and Muslims
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Nov 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

After last year’s infamous dustup when German Cardinal Walter Kasper dissed the African bishops present in the Vatican synod, the Germans have once again gone after the Church in Africa as poor, ignorant, and socially backward.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Nov 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

On arriving in Uganda, the second visit of his three-nation tour through Africa, Pope Francis praised the generosity of the Ugandan people in welcoming refugees.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Nov 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

In the last day of his visit to Kenya, Pope Francis visited a poor neighbourhood and spoke to young people in a sports stadium, hammering home his message of outreach to the poor and downtrodden and the need for economic
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Nov 2015, 5:41 AM PST0

In an address before the United Nations Office in Nairobi Thursday, Pope Francis reiterated his environmental message, declaring that it would be “sad, and I dare say even catastrophic,” were particular interests to prevail over the common good at the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Nov 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

On the second day of his historic trip to Africa, Pope Francis denounced the recruitment of young people for violence and terrorism by radical Islamists.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Nov 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

Pope Francis traveled to Kenya Wednesday in his first-ever visit to the African continent and his first stop on a 3-nation tour that will include Uganda and the Central African Republic.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.25 Nov 2015, 11:05 AM PST0