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Pope brings unity message to CAR

Pope Francis has called for unity in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country torn by strife between Christians and Muslims, urging its citizens to "avoid the temptation of fear of others". The...

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Pope heads to conflict-wracked Central African Republic

Pope Francis wraps up the Uganda leg of his three-nation Africa tour Sunday after vast crowds held euphoric celebrations in his honour, heading to his most dangerous destination: the conflict-ridden...

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First woman to lead Central African Republic faces daunting task

JOHANNESBURG -- Lawmakers in the Central African Republic on Monday elected the country's first female leader, Catherine Samba-Panza, as interim president to take on the daunting job of halting...

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Pope visits African mosque

BANGUI, Central African Republic - The popemobile rolled into the center of this country's civil war on Monday, crossing the dangerous border between Christian and Muslim neighborhoods as Pope Francis...

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A Murder Unleashes Chaos In The Central African Republic

The murder of a young motorcycle taxi driver unleashed bloodshed and chaos in the capital of the Central African Republic this weekend, threatening to unravel a fledgling peace process that brought the...

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Central African president rejigs cabinet weeks before elections

By Crispin Dembassa-Kette BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's interim president replaced the defense, public security and justice ministers, state radio said on Friday, weeks before national...

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Pope takes environmental, social messages to Africa

Pope Francis heads to Africa for the first time on Wednesday on a trip aimed at pushing the key themes of his papacy but also fraught with security concerns. The 78-year-old will use his 11th overseas...

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Several killed in latest CAR violence

At least six people have been killed and hundreds forced to flee their homes after violence involving the "anti-balaka" militia broke out in the capital of the Central African Republic. Clashes in the...

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Pope visits Central African Republic, a nation rife with Christian-Muslim...

Pope Francis arrived Sunday in the conflict-torn Central African Republic, brushing aside security concerns to bring a message of peace and reconciliation to a country where violence between Christian...

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Pope's Central Africa trip still on cards despite violence

Pope Francis's visit to the violence-hit Central African Republic (CAR) remains "on the programme", the Vatican said Monday, but the trip planned for late November would have to be cancelled if...

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Central African Republic leader denounces plot, peacekeepers kill two

By Crispin Dembassa-Kette and Serge Leger Kokpakpa BANGUI (Reuters) - The Central African Republic's interim president accused armed groups on Friday of seeking to destabilise her government, as two...

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Pope says fundamentalism is 'disease of all religions’

Aboard the papal plane: Pope Francis said on Monday that fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour of Africa in which...

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Pope Visits CAR With Hopes of Peace, Reconciliation

VOA News Pope Francis travelled Sunday to the Central African Republic, where people are expressing hope his visit will mark a turnaround point for a nation that for years has been torn by a conflict...

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Pope takes environmental, social messages to Africa

Pope Francis heads to Africa for the first time on Wednesday on a trip aimed at pushing the key themes of his papacy but also fraught with security concerns. The 78-year-old will use his 11th overseas...

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Central Africa: from 2013 coup to key poll

Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Here is a snapshot of events since a March 2013 coup in Central African Republic, which holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday. - March 2013:...

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Central African Republic leader asks pope's 'forgiveness' for sectarian violence

Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Central African Republic's interim president Catherine Samba-Panza on Sunday asked for "forgiveness" from Pope Francis for two years of "evil" sectarian...

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Pope heads to conflict-wracked Central African Republic

Entebbe (Uganda) (AFP) - Pope Francis headed Sunday to conflict-ridden Central African Republic, the most dangerous destination of his three-nation Africa tour, after euphoric celebrations in his...

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C.African Catholics look to papal visit for salvation

Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Fervent Roman Catholics in the Central African Republic, faced with almost daily killings, are counting on Pope Francis to help save their battered nation when...

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Central African president calls for tougher mandate for U.N. mission

DAKAR (Reuters) - Central African Republic's interim President Catherine Samba-Panza called on Saturday for a tougher mandate for the U.N. mission, MINUSCA, and the disarmament of militias and rebels...

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Central African Republic names first Muslim prime minister

Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - The Central African Republic named its first Muslim prime minister on Sunday as part of an effort to create a more inclusive government and end more than a...

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