While Malagasy people observe some of the same holidays as people in the U.S., the celebrations often feel much different.

UNICEF USA and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pair up for another inspiring holiday season through Light the World Giving Machines.

Organisers said more than a million people gathered at a special open-air Mass in Madagascar. This was yet more evidence that the demographic axis of the Roman Catholic Church is shifting.

A leading African cardinal says African cultures and “a certain mentality in the Church” have put women in a disadvantaged ...