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Pope Leo XIV visits Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on April 15, 2026. | Credit: George Wirnkar/ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV to orphaned children in Cameroon: ‘God is present’

“Wherever there is misery, suffering, or injustice, God is present,” the pope said in a meeting with orphaned
Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane flying from Algeria to Cameroon on April 15, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon for second leg of Africa trip

Reflecting on the visit to Algeria, the pope described it as “a wonderful opportunity to continue building bridges
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed to Cameroon by President Paul Biya on April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope in Cameroon: Peace ‘cannot be decreed: It must be embraced and lived’

The second stop on Leo’s Africa trip is Cameroon, a country marked by conflict, yet whose civil society
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Leo XIV: True power comes from virtue, not strength

The pontiff discussed the legitimate exercise of authority in a message to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.VATICAN
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the Basilica of St. Augustine at Annaba, Algeria, on April 14, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV in Algeria: Where there is conflict the Church brings reconciliation

At the Basilica of St. Augustine, the pontiff urged Christians to bear witness through “simple gestures, genuine relationships
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV calls June consistory of cardinals, says Evangelii Gaudium must be relaunched

In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the pope said the exhortation remains “a significant point of
Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome for Algeria on April 13, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV departs for Algeria, beginning third apostolic journey

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

Pope Leo XIV at Vatican peace vigil: ‘Enough of war!’

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

Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have no fear of the Trump administration’

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

Leo XIV and Macron meet: Peace is both a ‘duty and a requirement’ 

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

Media narrative about nuncio’s Pentagon meeting untrue, Vatican says

The Vatican responded to a media report claiming Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then-papal envoy to the U.S., received “a

Pope Leo XIV: Sport must be a ‘space for encounter’

The pontiff addressed athletes from the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo in prayer during a Prayer Vigil for Peace in St. Peter’s Square — Credit: Vatican Media; archive photo: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN

Pope Leo XIV welcomes Iran ceasefire, calls for Peace Vigil

Pope Leo XIV this week placed peace once again at the center of his public appeals, welcoming the

Pope Leo XIV welcomes ceasefire in Iran as ‘sign of living hope’

“Only through a return to negotiation can the war come to an end,” the pope said at the

Threat against entire people of Iran ‘not acceptable,’ Pope Leo XIV says

Attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law and are also a sign of hatred, division, and destruction, Pope

On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’

Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died a year ago

Pope Leo XIV announces April 11 peace vigil at St. Peter’s

In his first Easter message to the city and the world, the pontiff urged those with weapons to

Pope at Easter: ‘May Christ, our Passover, bless us and give his peace to the whole world!’

On his first Easter as pontiff, Leo XIV urged Christians to bring the hope of the Resurrection into
Leo XIV, Easter 2026 | Leo XIV at the Urbi et Orbi, Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, April 5, 2026 | Daniel Ibanez / EWTN Vatican

Easter 2026 Urbi et Orbi: Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Message

Brothers and sisters,Christ is risen! Happy Easter! For centuries, the Church has joyfully sung of the event that
Pope Leo XIV presides over the Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica, Saturday, April 4, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

At Easter Vigil, Pope Leo XIV calls for peace to ‘grow and flourish’ throughout the world

The ancient vigil “stretches across the centuries as a path of reconciliation and grace,” the pope said at

At the Colosseum, Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to ‘live our lives as a journey’ in Christ’s love

The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope

Pope speaks with Israeli and Ukrainian presidents amid conflicts in Holy Land, Ukraine

The pontiff discussed the ongoing wars and exchanged Easter greetings with the two presidents. Pope Leo XIV spoke

Pope says Christian mission counters ‘imperialist occupation of the world’

At the Holy Thursday chrism Mass, Leo XIV said the Church must reject domination, power, and “calculated strategy”

Pope Leo’s personal secretary: ‘He hasn’t changed; he’s still the same’ since his time in Peru

Father Edgard Iván Rimaycuna described the pope’s unchanged personality and what his role as his personal secretary is

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