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Pope Leo blasts "exploitation" on visit to resource-rich Angola
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (622+ words) Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful on Monday during a visit to Angola's diamond-rich northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa. The American pope, on the eighth day of his…...
Pope Leo XIV calls for "hope" before 100, 000 faithful in Angola
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (699+ words) Tens of thousands of people gathered'on Sunday for a giant open-air Mass by Pope Leo XIV near Angola's capital Luanda, where he delivered a message of hope to the resource-rich country marked by poverty and inequality. The pope was due…...
Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (687+ words) Tens of thousands gathered outside Angola's capital Luanda for a giant open-air Sunday mass led by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of his visit to the resource-rich country marked by deep poverty. Leo flew to Portuguese-speaking Angola on…...
Pope Leo to hold giant mass for Angola's Catholics
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (664+ words) Pope Leo XIV will hold a giant open-air mass and visit one of southern Africa's holiest Christian sites Sunday on the first full day of a visit to Angola. Leo arrived in the Portuguese-speaking nation on Saturday for the third…...
Christ icon's procession draws thousands to streets of Philippine capital
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (535+ words) Tens of thousands of Philippine Catholics twirled white cloths and chanted "Viva, viva" as a historic statue of Jesus Christ was paraded through the streets of Manila on Friday in the nation's biggest annual religious event. The day-long procession began…...
Pope to walk in Augustine's footsteps on day two of Algeria visit
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (514+ words) Pope Leo XIV is expected in the Algerian city of Annaba on Tuesday, where he will walk in the footsteps of influential Christian theologian Saint Augustine on day two of a historic trip to the north African country. The American…...
Pope Leo XIV heads to Algeria, first stop of African tour
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (651+ words) Pope Leo XIV begins an 11-day tour of Africa on Monday, his first major international trip since becoming pontiff and the first ever by a leader of the world's Catholics to the Muslim country of Algeria. Leo is due to…...
In Algeria, Saint Augustine's city anticipates Pope Leo's visit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (730+ words) On Algeria's sparkling Mediterranean coast, the city of Annaba is teeming with excitement as the one-time home of Saint Augustine readies for the country's first visit by a Catholic pontiff. For the city's small Christian community, Pope Leo XIV's visit…...
In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
2+ week, 3+ day ago (481+ words) Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised…...
Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war
2+ week, 5+ day ago (820+ words) Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate Easter for the first time as pontiff a year after his predecessor's death, as concerns grow among Christians over the Middle East war. Holy Week began with a clash in the Holy Land…...