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POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

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

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Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

by Courtney Mares

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where …

National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’
In Angola, Catholic Church steps in to give a voice to mining-affected communities
Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters?
Mass at Basilica of St. Mary Major marks first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death
One year later, nurse remembers Pope Francis’ last journey with love and gratitude
Christians protest after Pakistani court says forced marriage of Christian girl, 13, is legal

U.S. Church

US saw more than 1.12 million abortions in 2025, but actual figures likely higher

by Gina Christian

States and jurisdictions are not required to report their abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control’s Abortion Surveillance System.

Pope Leo donates $100K to CRS clean water project in El Salvador

Bishops’ pro-life chair concerned about ‘uneven enforcement’ of FACE Act after DOJ report

Gallup: Young men are an ’emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US

Faithful sing, pray, walk in solidarity with detained immigrants in Florida to bring them hope

Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother

Analysis: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes; others not so sure

World

Pope Leo XIV honors Pope Francis on death anniversary, recalling his mercy and closeness to ‘the little ones’

by Courtney Mares

Flying over the west coast of central Africa on April 21, Pope Leo XIV paused to honor his predecessor on the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, remembering …

‘Christ hears the cry of the people’ in the face of evil, pope says at Mass near Angola’s largest diamond mine
Elderly residents explode with joy amid Pope Leo XIV’s energizing visit
Holy Land Catholic leaders condemn Israeli soldier’s desecration of crucifix in Lebanon
‘The heart of the Church’ is ‘alive and beating’: Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola
Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’

Church concerned about Costa Rica’s deal with US to receive deportees every week

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

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

Vatican

One year ago today: The pope from the peripheries died on Easter Monday

by Catholic News Service

Opinion

Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

How I met abortionist Kermit Gosnell

by Katie Yoder

Leo’s response

by Michael R. Heinlein

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