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Pope at St. Augustine’s Basilica: 'Christ invites us to renew our lives completely'
Posted on 04/14/2026 08:05 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV, the first Augustinian Pope, celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, and reminds the faithful that, like the great saint and Doctor of the Church, it is never too late to welcome the Lord's invitation to lift us up from our hardships and trials, and, with His strength, renew and transform our lives.
Cameroon: Separatists announce pause of hostilities for Pope's visit
Posted on 04/14/2026 08:01 AM ()
A statement from Unity Alliance, which brings Anglophone Cameroonian separatist groups together, announces a period of halted fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the conflict-torn region.
Pope’s visit to Algeria encourages a more fraternal world
Posted on 04/14/2026 07:51 AM ()
Catholics in Algeria share how the Pope’s Apostolic Journey has been going and their hopes for the impact of his visit, in an interview with Vatican News.
Tanzania: Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa has died
Posted on 04/14/2026 04:54 AM ()
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Tanzania (TEC) has announced, with sadness, the death of Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa of Kondoa Diocese. Bishop Mfumbusa was admitted to Dodoma’s Benjamin Mkapa Hospital due to illness and died there on Tuesday morning, 14 April 2026.
Pope in Algeria: ‘God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice, lies’
Posted on 04/14/2026 04:29 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits a care home for the elderly in Annaba, Algeria, and recalls that God’s heart remains with those who are humble and seek peace in their daily lives.
Pope Leo visits Hippo archeological site in Annaba, Algeria
Posted on 04/14/2026 04:04 AM ()
Returning to the lands walked by his spiritual father, St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV visits the archaeological site of Hippo in Annaba on his second day in Algeria.
Pope convokes Consistory to reflect on Church's mission to communicate God's love
Posted on 04/14/2026 03:05 AM ()
In a letter to the Cardinals ahead of a late-June Consistory, Pope Leo XIV calls for a deeper reflection on the themes of “Evangelii gaudium," particularly the reform of the processes of Christian initiation, warning against the temptation of proselytism or a logic of “mere preservation or institutional expansion.”
Pope Leo: 'Democracy remains healthy only when rooted in the moral law'
Posted on 04/14/2026 03:00 AM ()
In a message to participants in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences plenary session this week, Pope Leo XIV insists that 'democracy remains healthy only when rooted in the moral law' and warns 'the concentration of technological, economic and military power in a few hands threatens both democratic participation among peoples and international concord.'
Rector of St. Augustine Basilica in Annaba: 'Algerians overjoyed for Pope Leo's visit'
Posted on 04/14/2026 02:02 AM ()
Father Fred Wekesa, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, tells Vatican News about the local community's joy to welcome Pope Leo XIV, noting his visit has been a source of joy for all people of Algeria, Catholics and non-Christians alike.
Day one in Algeria: Pope Leo a missionary of peace
Posted on 04/13/2026 11:51 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV kicks off his Apostolic Journey in Africa with an intense day in Algiers, where he meets with government authorities, visits a mosque, meets with a community of Augustinian missionary sisters, and prays with the Algerian community.