Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices continuing there and propose a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law.
Pope Leo Africa Trip
Aboard the Papal Plane From Africa: Pope Condemns Killings in Iran, Speaks on Migration, Same-Sex Blessings
Pope Leo XIV, who has repeatedly called for peace and dialogue in the Middle East, went a step further on April 23, condemning the unjust taking of life by governments as violence continues in Iran.
Pope Leo XIV at Final Mass in Equatorial Guinea: Gospel Message Brings Freedom, Hope
On his last day in Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo XIV reminded Catholics in the country to seek strength, justice and hope from the Gospel and the sacraments.
Pope Leo Meets Equatorial Guinea’s Dictator, Quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power, quoting St. Augustine’s “City of God.”
Pope Leo Arrives in Angola, Calls for Fostering ‘Just Model of Coexistence’
Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday, April 18, beginning a three-day visit to the southern African country that is home to 20 million Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV: Algeria Is a Living Witness to Charity That Binds Community, Makes Peace
In a country marred by hardship, deep faith and hard-won independence, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Algeria as a living witness to what he called the Church’s “guiding principle above all.”
Pope Leo Praises Witness of Algeria’s Christian Martyrs at Meeting With Local Catholics
Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains “a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit.”
Pope Leo Arrives in Algeria on First-Ever Papal Visit to the Country
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.