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‘The future is in your hands,’ pope tells Congolese young people

The hands that will save Congo and build a future worthy of its people belong to the Congolese people, to each one of them, but especially the young, Pope Francis said.

DePaul University organizes meeting between Pope Francis, students across Africa

University students from 10 countries in Africa met virtually with Pope Francis on Nov. 1 in a webinar organized by DePaul University.

Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life

Eastern Africa Catholic bishops acknowledged that the climate crisis is real and that it is causing adverse effects on people throughout the region.

Nitty-gritty ministry: Pope in Africa applies Gospel to real life

While Pope Francis’ comments on U.S. criticism of his papacy drew the biggest headlines during his visit to Africa, the Masses he celebrated in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius drew the biggest crowds.

Pope Francis to Mexico: lift up the poor, the forgotten

VATICAN CITY —He might be the first Argentinian to be bishop of Rome but it is Cuba that could st...

Lent + pocket change = clean water for Africa

This is the kind of math Sister Ann Fanella’s students like to do: if one 10-cent packet can purify two and a half gallons of water, and students at St. Robert Bellarmine School, 6036 W. Eastwood Ave., collected $1,100 for a clean water project in Africa, how much clean water have they provided?

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