ORANGE FARM, South Africa (AP) — Dressed in a red robe and a gold-trimmed bishop's miter, the clergyman pours whiskey into his cupped hand and anoints the forehead of the man sitting before him. "You ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its former member John Smyth, who mistreated children in the ...

Associated Press Sunday, April 20, 2025 2:00 p.m. | Sunday, April 20, 2025 2:00 p.m. JOHANNESBURG — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Five people are dead and ...

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.) Listen CAPE TOWN, South Africa – More than 150 white ...

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier this week said the Catholic Church can lead in helping overcome decades of apartheid and racial divide that continue to dominate life in his country. Speaking to ...

An exodus of educated and generous families has pinched ministry budgets—and threatened the lavish lifestyles of mega-rich pastors. In the last two decades, over 400,000 South Africans have left their ...

Three monks belonging to Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church were killed in an attack on Tuesday at a monastery in South Africa. The attack occurred at the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Samuel the ...

A church in South Africa refuses to let black people in. During a recent Sunday service, the church stopped two journalists from entering. "The church is only for whites," it told the two black ...

An American pastor abducted by gunmen during his sermon at a South African church last week was rescued during a deadly “high-stakes” shootout, which left three suspects dead. Josh Sullivan, 45, was ...

During a recent Sunday service, the church stopped two journalists from entering. "The church is only for whites," it told the two black journalists. The Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk church is located ...