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Pope in Algeria: ‘God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice, lies’
Posted on 04/14/2026 05:29 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 05:04 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 04:05 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 04:00 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 03:02 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.
Vance says Trump was ‘posting a joke’ with now-deleted Jesus-like image
Posted on 04/13/2026 19:53 PM (CNA Daily News)
Religious Liberty Commission members urge continued work as threats ‘are not disappearing’
Posted on 04/13/2026 17:31 PM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV honors 2 Spanish nuns murdered in Algeria in 1994
Posted on 04/13/2026 17:01 PM (CNA Daily News)
U.S. bishops ask officials to prevent ICE detentions of pregnant women, nursing mothers
Posted on 04/13/2026 16:31 PM (CNA Daily News)
State Department provides update on visa restrictions for religious freedom violators
Posted on 04/13/2026 15:52 PM (CNA Daily News)