Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace
The pontiff urged bishops, priests, religious, and catechists to remain committed to peace, justice, and integral development.LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Monday thanked the Catholic Church in Angola for its long-standing witness in a nation still marked by the wounds of war, praising its efforts to help build the country on “the solid […]
Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola
After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Leo proceeded to the site of the Mass, attended by an estimated 60,000 people.SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV warned at Mass in Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, of making God into an idol that is sought only when advantageous — “when genuine […]
Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’
Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country.SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV flew to Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, where he visited a home for the elderly, whom he said have a wisdom that should be listened to. The pope began his brief greeting by thanking […]
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola
A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s seventh day of his apostolic visit to Africa. Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 19 in Angola, celebrating Mass in Kilamba before leading the rosary in a gathering at the Marian shrine of Mama Muxima. Addressing young people, members of the Legion […]
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola’s young people to build a world free of war, injustice, and poverty
The pontiff told young Angolans that Our Lady entrusts them with the task of building a better world shaped by the Gospel. KIMBAXE, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged young people in Angola to help build “a better, welcoming world, where there is no more war, injustice, poverty, or dishonesty,” during a rosary […]
Pope Leo XIV in Angola: ‘Build the hope of the future’
The pontiff urged the country to overcome old divisions, reject corruption, and help young people recover hope. KILAMBA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in Angola on Sunday in Kilamba, a fast-growing city about 20 miles from the capital, Luanda, telling the faithful that Angola must “look to the future with hope” […]
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIVs Holy Mass in Cameroon and first day in Angola
The Holy Father continues his Papal Trip in Africa, to spend several days in Angola before finishing his trip in Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 18, saying Holy Mass in Cameroon before departing for Angola on the next leg of his visit. The Holy Father will spend […]
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola to ‘remove the obstacles to integral human development’
The pontiff urged the country to reject exploitative models of development and place the common good above particular interests. LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on April 18 called on Angola’s leaders and people to “remove the obstacles to integral human development,” urging them to choose the path of the common good, resist exploitative interests, […]
Pope Leo XIV calls for the ‘safeguarding’ and ‘accompanying’ of minors and vulnerable adults
The pope said the protection of the vulnerable “challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.” Vatican City — On April 16, the Vatican released a message from Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Second National Meeting of Local Representatives for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable […]
Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon says no one should face life’s hardships alone
At an open-air Mass, the pontiff urged solidarity, civic responsibility, and special care for the poor.YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday celebrated Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport in the final public event of his apostolic journey to Cameroon, telling thousands of faithful that “no one must be left alone to confront life’s adversities.” Before […]