Happy Easter, everyone. I know, it’s a week late, but still.I spent most of the holiday weekend doing the same thing I do almost every day — not much. There was a case of a snatched phone that we ...

Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will ...

The 58-year-old Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga from Bangui, Central African Republic, is emotional. He has just bid farewell ...

The election of a pope is a Hollywood-worthy drama steeped in mystery, secrecy and faith. But real-world politics and ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Who was the American who did the first reading at Francis’ funeral Mass? From conclave to camerlengo, here are key terms used in the papal transition. Francis is buried in a place of solace for ...

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