African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring fervor among Africa's young.

Three times a year, the International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC) in South Africa hosts mass weddings — at Easter, in September and December. The latest mass wedding during Easter was historical ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about ...

The nation had grand plans for a national cathedral designed by a celebrity architect. The $400 million project became a ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.