An examination of Islam in West Africa exposes one to a world in which Islam has fused with local culture to such an extent that it is often difficult to tell where one ends and where the other begins ...

A few years ago I was watching as an old blind singer carefully measured the distance from his mouth to the microphone with his hand. He paused for a moment, and then began to sing. And what a song it ...

A brother is not a father in the Roman Catholic Church—and establishing the distinction perennially bothers the brothers. Currently meeting in Rome to stress their identity and work toward reform, ...

In Senegal, Muslim brotherhoods play an important role in everyday life, from politics and agriculture to transportation and music. VOA’s Salwa Jaafari reports from the center of one of Senegal’s ...

A penitent of the Blood Fraternity arrives to Santo Angel church to do penance as part of Holy Week celebrations in Cordoba, southern Spain. EPA/Rafa Alcaide “Spain is different!”. Napoleon took this ...

At the end of October, members of Brazil's Catholic black lay associations gathered in the northern port city of Salvador to discuss their centuries-long history and the challenges facing the new ...