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Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly "need to be listened to
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (359+ words) Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country. SAURIMO, Angola " Pope Leo XIV flew to Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, where he visited a home for the elderly, whom he said have…...
Christ is not "a guru or a good luck charm," pope says at Mass in Angola
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (823+ words) After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Leo proceeded to the site of the Mass, attended by an estimated 60, 000 people. SAURIMO, Angola " Pope Leo XIV warned at Mass in Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, of…...
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV's Holy Mass in Cameroon and first day in Angola
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (105+ words) EWTN Vatican The Holy Father continues his Papal Trip in Africa, to spend several days in Angola before finishing his trip in Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 18, saying Holy Mass in Cameroon…...
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria: Where there is conflict the Church brings reconciliation
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1094+ words) At the Basilica of St. Augustine, the pontiff urged Christians to bear witness through "simple gestures, genuine relationships and a dialogue lived out day by day." ANNABA, Algeria " Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to the land of St. Augustine…...
Pope Leo XIV in Africa: 8 things to know about the Catholic Church in Cameroon
5+ day, 7+ min ago (979+ words) After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV travels on Wednesday to Cameroon. After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV travels to Cameroon from April…...
Pope Leo XIV Reveals Theme for 2026 Migrants Day
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (340+ words) Even Just One of These Children" is the title chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be held on Sept. 27. As reported by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in an…...
Pope Leo XIV surprises African peace pilgrimage
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) Pope Leo XIV surprised a pilgrimage of Africans and encouraged them to receive strength from the faith, after a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Monday. FIND THE POPE'S BIOGRAPHY HERE "It is our faith that enables us to see…...
Pope Leo's Overtures to Spain and Monaco
1+ week, 3+ day ago (350+ words) The drama of Holy Week includes the kings and their viceroys, Herod and Pilate, and a dispute over kingship itself. Jesus goes to the cross under the title "King of the Jews." Kings of an earthly sort were prominent on…...
Augustinians See "Leo Effect" After Pope"s Election
1+ week, 3+ day ago (996+ words) ROME " At the Easter vigil, Pope Leo XIV referenced the writing of his patron, St. Augustine, about the Risen Christ and the faithful's call as Christians." "Let us repeat what St. Augustine said to the Christians of his time: "Proclaim…...