Rachel Chason

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Adrian Ramos |Adrián Ramos

A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa (washingtonpost.com) A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa By Rachel Chason; Adrián Blanco Ramos 2025060810001400 TUMU, Ghana — In the space of just a few months, the al-Qaeda affiliate has overrun major cities in Burkina Faso and Mali, carried out the deadliest-ever attack on soldiers in Benin and expanded its hard-line Islamist rule across the region.

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | Rachel Chason |Adrian Ramos |Adrián Ramos

Members of the Ghana Immigration Service patrol their country’s porous border with Burkina Faso, inspecting cars crossing in Gwollu, Ghana.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Terrence McCoy |Rebecca Tan |Mary Beth Sheridan |Rachel Chason

Catholics around the world embrace an American pope (washingtonpost.com) Catholics around the world embrace an American pope By William Booth; Katharine Houreld; Terrence McCoy; Rebecca Tan; Mary Beth Sheridan; Rachel Chason 2025050917004700 The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and right now America is very loud. It dominates: economies, headlines, conversations. And now the Catholic Church, for the first time, has an American pope.

2 months ago | infobae.com | Rachel Chason |Rael Ombuor

El Papa Francisco atendió a los pobres en Kenia y besó los pies de los gobernantes enfrentados de Sudán del Sur en un llamamiento a la paz. Instó a cristianos y musulmanes a reconciliarse en la República Centroafricana y condenó la explotación de los recursos naturales en la República Democrática del Congo. Y encumbró a los líderes eclesiásticos africanos que le ayudarán a elegir a su sucesor y a forjar el futuro de la Iglesia.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Rael Ombuor |Abiodun Jamiu |Andrei Popoviciu

Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future (washingtonpost.com) Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future By Rachel Chason; Rael Ombuor; Abiodun Jamiu; Andrei Popoviciu 2025042706001800 DAKAR, Senegal — Pope Francis ministered to the poor in Kenya and kissed the feet of South Sudan's feuding rulers in a plea for peace.