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Cameroon: Separatists announce pause of hostilities for Pope's visit

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.

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‘It’s a special thing to be human’: Artemis II crew returns with awe, gratitude, and faith

After traveling approximately 695,000 miles over its 10-day trip around the moon, the Artemis II crew gave powerful reflections on their experience.

Pope’s visit to Algeria encourages a more fraternal world

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.

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Pope Leo XIV calls June consistory of cardinals, says Evangelii Gaudium must be relaunched

In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the pope said the exhortation remains “a significant point of reference” and urged renewed missionary boldness across the life of the Church.

Pope Leo XIV in Algeria: God’s heart is not with the wicked or the arrogant

The pontiff stopped at a care home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Catholic scholars reflect on the American experiment at 250

“Endowed by Their Creator: Catholicism, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Experiment at 250" was co-hosted by The Catholic University of America and the University of Notre Dame.

Pope Leo XIV visits ancient Hippo in return to the roots of his vocation

In Algeria, the pope visited the archaeological site of the city where St. Augustine served as bishop.

Poland prepares parishes for wartime role as fears of conflict grow

The Polish Bishops’ Conference has established a working group with government ministries to prepare the country’s more than 10,000 parishes for a potential armed conflict.

U.S. bishops launch annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal

The appeal, collected in most dioceses April 25–26, supports dioceses and eparchies that rely on outside assistance to sustain sacramental and pastoral ministry.

Tanzania: Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa has died

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.

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