19+ hour, 43+ min ago  (374+ words) By Olivier Bonnel and Deborah Castellano Lubov "People are very, very joyful that the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, is visiting us'not just us Christians, but the people of Algeria, and specifically here in Annaba, where Augustine worked as a…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (327+ words) Pope Leo XIV marked the beginning of his apostolic journey to Africa with a visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers, where he highlighted the site's spiritual significance and paused in silent meditation. Welcomed by the Rector of the Mosque,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (695+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps in Algiers on the first day of his three-day Apostolic Journey to Algeria. After meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the presidential palace, the Pope addressed around 1, 400 civil authorities…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (702+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with members of the community in Algeria on Monday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, the last event of his first day in the country." Greeting those gathered, the Pope expressed "profound…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago  (804+ words) By Deborah Castellano Lubov" "Democracy remains healthy, however, only when rooted in the moral law and a true vision of the human person. Lacking this foundation, it risks becoming either a majoritarian tyranny or a mask for the dominance of…...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago  (446+ words) On the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV flew to Annaba'the site of the ancient city of Hippo, where St. Augustine served as Bishop. After visiting the archeaological site, the Pope spent a few minutes…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (461+ words) Following his visit to the Mosque of Algiers on Monday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV paid a private visit to the Centre for Welcome and Friendship of the Missionary Augustinian Sisters to render homage to the memory of religious sisters who…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (219+ words) Vatican News Vatican News Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his second day in Algeria, the first leg of his four-country Apostolic Journey in Africa He took a one-hour flight from Algiers to Annaba on Tuesday morning, 14 April, to visit the…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (275+ words) By Claudia Torres " Annaba, Algeria A mosaic of people filled the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, for Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, 14 April, his second day in Algeria. Pilgrims, university students, and men and women religious…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (262+ words) Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity and the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism, in a statement released to Vatican News and L'Osservatore Romano, recalls that "Pope John Paul II charted a significant…...