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POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea
April 13-23

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Pope Francis remembered in Buenos Aires as ‘guiding light’ for Argentine Church

by David Agren 5:10 PM April 16, 2026

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — María Rico ambled along a busy Buenos Aires boulevard as part of a caravan through Barrio Flores — the childhood neighbourhood of the …

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Trump says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo, not ‘necessary’ to meet him

3:45 PM April 16, 2026

Irish-born religious sister’s joyful witness endures 10 years after her death in Ecuador quake

3:31 PM April 16, 2026

Trump administration ends contract with Miami Catholic Charities to shelter unaccompanied minors

3:19 PM April 16, 2026

‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone

10:02 AM April 16, 2026

At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus

7:20 PM April 15, 2026

U.S. Church

Catholic groups slam Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo, a ‘shepherd’ of souls, not a politician

by Gina Christian 4:15 PM April 15, 2026

A number of Catholic organizations are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his harsh criticism of the pope.

Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria

11:36 AM April 15, 2026

Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia’s religious persecution in Ukraine

6:00 AM April 15, 2026

Pro-life groups urge DOJ to stop opposing state abortion pill lawsuits

4:43 PM April 14, 2026

Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state’s transgender mandates

4:36 PM April 14, 2026

‘Son of Augustine’: Pope Leo XIV retraces St. Augustine’s steps in Algeria

2:29 PM April 14, 2026

Religious Liberty Commission holds final hearing in shadow of Christian backlash to Trump posts

12:29 PM April 14, 2026

World

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as ‘a servant of dialogue’ amid violent separatist conflict

by Courtney Mares 4:56 PM April 15, 2026

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, delivering a forceful appeal for peace to a nation scarred by years of separatist …