“Wherever there is misery, suffering, or injustice, God is present,” the pope said in a meeting with orphaned

The Holy Father spent several days touring Algeria and meeting with Catholics and religious leaders before heading south

Reflecting on the visit to Algeria, the pope described it as “a wonderful opportunity to continue building bridges

The second stop on Leo’s Africa trip is Cameroon, a country marked by conflict, yet whose civil society

After concluding the first leg of his African apostolic journey in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV travels on Wednesday

The pontiff discussed the legitimate exercise of authority in a message to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.VATICAN

At the Basilica of St. Augustine, the pontiff urged Christians to bear witness through “simple gestures, genuine relationships

The Holy Father is scheduled to visit four African countries throughout mid-April. Pope Leo XIV toured several major

The pontiff stopped at a care home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor during his second

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development explained that the pope chose this title to emphasize the duty

The meeting in the Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Africa concluded the first day of the pope’s

Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on a 10-day papal trip to four countries in Africa from

The pontiff called for a world order that does not exclude the vulnerable and urged leaders to serve

At the Martyrs’ Monument in Algiers, the pope’s first message on Algerian soil was an appeal for peace,

The 10-day Africa trip will take the pope to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV

“It is through the Eucharist that even our hands become ‘hands of the Risen One,’” the pope said.

On Divine Mercy Sunday, the pope prayed for Ukraine, Lebanon, and Sudan. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV

Prayer is “the most free, universal and disruptive response to death,” the pope said in St. Peterʼs Basilica

Aboard the papal flight to Algeria, Leo said he is not a politician and will continue to preach

The two leaders expressed their common conviction on the necessity of dialogue and negotiations to resolve conflicts between

The Italian priest has served as the academyʼs secretariat coordinator since 2016. Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed

Father Joseph Farrell describes the Holy Father as a man of prayer, as systematic, and as having a

COMMENTARY: Both events indicate what has become a key theme of the new pontificate: easing frictions and tensions.

ANALYSIS: A closer look at the four countries on the Pope’s itinerary shows how the Church’s role —