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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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Pope in Algeria: ‘God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice, lies’

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.

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Pope Leo visits Hippo archeological site in Annaba, Algeria

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.

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Pope convokes Consistory to reflect on Church's mission to communicate God's love

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.”

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Pope Leo: 'Democracy remains healthy only when rooted in the moral law'

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.'

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