The Government of Ghana will this year airlift four hundred (400) cashless pilgrims to Mecca free of charge, Vice President, John Dramani Mahama has said. According to him, this initiative by government was part of its commitment to help the

The problem in Africa is not just one of leadership but actually more one of bad followership, according to Carlos Sanvee, General Secretary of the Africa Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCAs).

The Vatican has denied reports that a delay in the appearance of Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Constitution setting up personal ordinariates for former Anglicans is due to a conflict over the handling of priestly celibacy.

Irish archbishop was regularly wined and dined at the Irish Embassy to Nigeria at the taxpayers' expense.

A pastor with Christ Embassy Church, Edo State, and Sen. Francis Okpozo's wife Anna was on Tuesday abducted by unknown gunmen in Benin City, the state capital. She was said to have been kidnapped from her residence,10, Abu Street, a

Several banks in the holy Saudi Arabian city of Medina had their doors broken and their glass windows smashed yesterday when thousands of Nigerian pilgrims stormed the financial houses to cash their travellers' cheques.

A total of 225 Christians in Ankole diocese were commissioned as pillars, diocesan tribunal members and lay readers on Sunday. Others were ordained deacons and priests.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has partnered with the Irish Diocese of Down and Connor to reduce domestic violence. The programme is also aimed at promoting love, peace and reconciliation.

When church leaders launch "Let there be light" campaigns, people normally prepare for spiritual activity.

Durban author and veteran social activist and campaigner for peace and justice, Paddy Kearney, launches Guardian of the Light, the first full biography about the astonishing life and phenomenal work of Archbishop Denis Hurley - one of the most significant

The President of the Peace and Justice Council of the Catholic Church Worldwide, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, was last Friday hosted by the chiefs and people of Cape Coast, after retuning from the Vatican.

Some African countries lack "ethical" constitutions, because people entrusted with the process, politicians included, are not committed to establishment of ethical constitutions.

Church leaders welcomed new government openness about HIV/AIDS and crime in South Africa during a National Church Leaders Consultation held here October 27 and promised to work together among themselves and the government.

Amnesty International is calling on African governments to tackle human rights violations in Zimbabwe, warning that the country is on the brink of sliding back into the post-election violence that marred the country last year.

The Catholic Archbishop of Mombasa, Boniface Lele, has said that in order to maintain good relations between Christians and Muslims, clerics from both religions need to be trained on peace, coexistence, conflict resolutions and management.

The officials of the Islamic clerics of Hisbul Islam in Luq town in Gedo region have said they achieved ending conflicts between two Somali clans in villages around the town in Southern Somalia, official said on Tuesday.

Chairman, Zamfara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Mallaha has promised a hitch-free Hajj operation for all intending pilgrims to Mecca during this year's hajj.

Arrangement has been concluded for the airlift of about 3,000 intending pilgrims from Borno to Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj today.

ONLY the Church can lead Zambia to prosperity, Copperbelt Minister Mwansa Mbulakulima has said.

Embattled Hoima Town Council chairman Francis Atugonza has asked the government to channel National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) funds through churches to prevent further loss of public funds.