COMMENTARY: At the Basilica of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV pointed beyond the headlines and recalled Augustine’s vision

In Equatorial Guinea, the pope told young people and families to let Christ’s light shape a future of

At a prison in Equatorial Guinea, the pontiff urged inmates not to let the past rob them of

The pontiff urged Catholics in the country to help build a future of hope, justice, and peace. MONGOMO,

The pontiff, in Equatorial Guinea, said Christian charity means welcoming the vulnerable with dignity. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea —

The Holy Father has already visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola as part of his papal visit to the

At the inauguration of a new campus named in his honor in Equatorial Guinea, the pope urged the

Pontiff said the Church’s social doctrine offers guidance for confronting inequality, resource exploitation, war, and technological upheaval.MALABO, Equatorial

During the flight from Angola to Equatorial Guinea, Leo praised his predecessor’s concern for the poor and his

St. Anselm of Canterbury defended the Church, gave us an important proof for God’s existence and taught us

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s eighth day of his apostolic journey to Africa. Pope Leo

The pontiff urged bishops, priests, religious, and catechists to remain committed to peace, justice, and integral development.LUANDA, Angola

After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Leo proceeded to the site

Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country.SAURIMO, Angola

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s seventh day of his apostolic visit to Africa. Pope Leo

The pontiff told young Angolans that Our Lady entrusts them with the task of building a better world

The pontiff urged the country to overcome old divisions, reject corruption, and help young people recover hope. KILAMBA,

The Holy Father continues his Papal Trip in Africa, to spend several days in Angola before finishing his

The pontiff urged the country to reject exploitative models of development and place the common good above particular

The pope said the protection of the vulnerable “challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability

At an open-air Mass, the pontiff urged solidarity, civic responsibility, and special care for the poor.YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon —

En route from Cameroon to Angola, the pope said his mission in Africa is pastoral and rejected suggestions

Ambassador Brian Burch described the situation in Nigeria as a “conflict between radical Islamic groups and Christians because

St. John Paul II and Pope Leo XIV both studied at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in