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Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (1015+ words) MALABO " Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his African odyssey on Thursday with a final Mass in Equatorial Guinea, bringing to an end one of the newsiest papal trips in the history of popes on the road, thanks to his extraordinary…...
Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1076+ words) LUANDA " And in Africa, the lion roared. There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV, the careful, reserved, Midwestern Augustinian, found his voice on his epic trip through Africa, blasting the "handful of tyrants" and "chains of…...
Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1083+ words) MUXIMA " Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the "sorrow and great suffering" Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal's…...
Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (433+ words) ROME " The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, confirming the pontiff will visit Monaco, Spain and four African nations " Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The…...
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
2+ week, 5+ day ago (497+ words) ROME " Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carries the…...
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
3+ week, 4+ day ago (877+ words) ROME " Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn't listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass…...
Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for good
3+ week, 5+ day ago (453+ words) Paolo Santalucia And Nicole Winfield Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth, influence and Catholic faith for good, especially to uphold Catholic teaching on protecting the sanctity of life....
Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican's doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (832+ words) ROME " One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican's backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven…...
Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood with message of peace
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (568+ words) MEXICO CITY " His face and body resemble those of a newborn. Yet the Baby Jesus statue towers 16 feet (5 meters) tall and travels across central Mexico spreading a message of peace. The giant figure arrived this week in Mexico City's Tepito…...
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (610+ words) Silvia Stellacci And Colleen Barry VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are…...