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Pope Leo XIV Warns Against Superstition, Urges Angolan Catholics to Seek Christ Beyond Self-Interest
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (1244+ words) By ACI Africa Staff Saurimo, 20 April, 2026 / 2: 39 AM At Holy Mass celebrated in the city of Saurimo on Monday, April 20, Pope Leo XIV has warned Catholics against replacing genuine faith with superstition and using religion as a means to personal advantage....
Church in Equatorial Guinea Mourns Sudden Death of Vicar General of Malabo Archdiocese Ahead of Papal Visit
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (567+ words) Malabo, 19 April, 2026 / 11: 56 PM The Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea is in mourning following the sudden death of Fr. Fortunato Nsue Esono, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Malabo, who passed'on at the age of 39 just days before the planned visit…...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Angolan Youth to Back Marian Shrine Expansion as Sign of Building Peaceful, War-Free World
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1329+ words) Luanda, 19 April, 2026 / 7: 43 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has urged young people in Angola to support the expansion of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Conception of Muxima, describing the initiative as a concrete sign of the commitment to…...
Opening Scene of Emmaus Disciples Mirrors Angola's Struggles, Jesus "walks beside us," Pope Leo XIV at Mass in Angola
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1293+ words) By ACI Africa Staff Luanda, 19 April, 2026 / 1: 20 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has reflected on Angola's historical struggles through the lens of the Gospel account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Presiding over Holy Mass at Kilamba…...
Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea Mourns Sudden Death of Vicar General of Malabo Archdiocese Ahead of Papal Visit
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (608+ words) Malabo, 19 April, 2026 / 6: 06 pm (ACI Africa). The Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea is in mourning following the sudden death of Fr. Fortunato Nsue Esono, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Malabo, who passed'on at the age of 39 just days before the…...
Help us heal our wounds: Catholic Archbishop to Pope Leo XIV At First Papal Mass in Angola
23+ hour ago (444+ words) Luanda, 19 April, 2026 / 7: 00 pm (ACI Africa). Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has called for healing and national unity in Angola, urging Pope Leo XIV to help guide the country toward reconciliation and a shared…...
Equatorial Guinea Trains Journalists for Coverage of Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Visit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (578+ words) Malabo, 11 March, 2026 / 11: 45 pm (ACI Africa). Journalists and media professionals in Equatorial Guinea have begun a specialized training seminar to prepare them for coverage of the anticipated Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Central African nation, an initiative aimed…...
A moment of grace: Religious Sister on Pope Leo XIV's Visit to Children's Orphanage in Cameroon
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (807+ words) By By Sabrine Amboka and Jude Atemanke Douala, 15 April, 2026 / 5: 33 pm (ACI Africa). A member of the Congregation of Daughters of Mary of Yaound" (CFMY), which runs the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Cameroon, has described the anticipated visit of Pope Leo…...
Tanzanian Bishop who Died Days after Vatican Appointment Eulogized as Pacesetter in "innovative evangelization
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (348+ words) Aboard the papal plane, 15 April, 2026 / 2: 02 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have eulogized the late Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa of the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa in Tanzania, who died on Tuesday,…...
Welcome to Africa, Pope Leo XIV: SECAM Hails Papal Visit as Historic Moment for Church on the Continent
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (684+ words) By ACI Africa Staff Yaounde, 14 April, 2026 / 11: 50 pm (ACI Africa). The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has welcomed the arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Africa, describing the Pontiff's first visit to the continent…...