Pope Leo XIV recalls Pope Francis a year after his death
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, opening the final leg of his trip to Africa after a flight of about 2.5 hours…
Remembering Pope Francis: 9 moments that defined his legacy
On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St.…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola
Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 20 in Angola, flying to Saurimo, where he visited a home for the elderly and celebrated Mass for more…
Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace
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…
Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola
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 faith…
Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’
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…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola
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…
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola’s young people to build a world free of war, injustice, and poverty
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,”…
Pope Leo XIV in Angola: ‘Build the hope of the future’
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…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Cameroon, journeys to Angola
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…
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola to ‘remove the obstacles to integral human development’
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…
Pope Leo XIV says debate with Trump is ‘not in my interest at all’
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola after a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Cameroon on April 18, using the short journey to reject suggestions that his recent…