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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.'
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.
Pope Leo XIV kicks off his Apostolic Journey in Africa with an intense day in Algiers, where he meets with government authorities, visits a mosque, meets with a community of Augustinian missionary sisters, and prays with the Algerian community.
Pope Leo XIV encourages the Christian community in Algeria to remain rooted in “prayer, charity and unity,” praising their quiet witness and urging them to be a sign of peace and fraternity.
In a private visit to a community run by Missionary Augustinian Sisters in Algiers, Pope Leo XIV highlights the enduring witness of martyrdom and encourages a renewed commitment to peace, dignity, and respect for differences.
Pope Leo XIV visits the Grand Mosque of Algiers, highlighting its role as a sacred space for prayer, dialogue, and the search for God.
Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity and the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism, in a statement released to Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano, recalls that “Pope John Paul II charted a significant course for the future reconciliation between the Catholic Church and Judaism.” Today marks the 40th anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome. It was the first time ever that a pope entered a Jewish place of worship.