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Apr 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage
The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th...
17
Apr 2026
Pope Leo calls on Cameroonians to reject violence as 120,000 join Mass
Pope Leo XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour...
13
Apr 2026
Leo becomes first Pope to visit Algeria at start of major Africa tour
Pope Leo XIV wants to “turn the world’s attention to Africa”, according to a senior Vatican official, as he embarks...
13
Apr 2026
Two suicide bombings hit Algeria’s Blida province during Pope Leo XIV’s official visit
Two suicide bombings struck Blida province, near the Algerian capital, on Monday in a security escalation that coincided with Pope...
13
Apr 2026
Archbishop Coakley Statement
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a brief response to a social media...
13
Apr 2026
Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire, protection of civilians in war zones
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed appeals for peace in Ukraine, Lebanon, and Sudan, calling on the international community not...
6
Apr 2026
FULL TEXT: POPE LEO XIV’S EASTER MASS
Dear brothers and sisters, Today all of creation is resplendent with new light, a song of praise rises from the...
5
Apr 2026
Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message
Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue and for those with the power to unleash wars to choose peace, in his...
4
Apr 2026
Pope: Easter drives out hatred and brings down the mighty
Pope Leo XIV reflected on good, evil, and rebirth on Saturday evening, as he presided over the Easter Vigil Mass...
3
Apr 2026
Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades
Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at...