As an African woman theologian, I read “Dilexi Te” not as an abstract ecclesial document, but as a reflection of the ...

A Sister of St. Andrew, Josée Ngalula is the first African woman appointed to the International Theological Commission, the church's premiere advisory body on theology and the church's magisterium, ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading African cardinal says African cultures and “a certain mentality in the Church” have put women in a disadvantaged position. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – “Why don’t we have women Cardinals in the Church?” quipped Sister Josée Ngalula, the first–ever African woman to be a member of the International Theological Commission. It was a ...

These African women have made outstanding contributions to peace, environmental conservation, and women's rights. Wangari Maathai was an environmentalist and political activist who founded the Green ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Karin de Gruijl – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 24 February 2015 An ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The Rev. Lydia Chituku Neshangwe, a Presbyterian minister, became the first woman to lead the ecumenical All Africa Conference of Churches. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The All Africa ...