Functioning as quasi-religious organizations, these societies often gave rise to independent black churches. In 1787, for example, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones organized the Free African ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across ... was founded in South Africa in the early 1960s. It is an African-initiated church, meaning it was founded by Africans rather than foreign ...

Pope Francis often pointed to Africa, which is seeing the highest growth in population in the Catholic church, as the ...

One of the most prominent independent African churches, the ZCC combines traditional western liturgies with traditional African spiritual practices, including ancestral worship. During Easter the ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with ... if the union is registered as a customary marriage. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing ...