As the gateway to the Sahara, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, Sudan’s location gives it enormous geostrategic importance ...

A UN peacekeeping soldier patrols a street near Bangui’s Koudoukou mosque, Central African Republic, before the arrival of ...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Uganda, and on my own behalf, I extend our deepest and most ...

COMMENT: Writing exclusively for The Independent, former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recalls his meetings with Pope ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Hundreds of people can be seen praying in unison in St Peter's Square in the Vatican - some are crying. A number of people ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.<a ...