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Pope to Algerian community: Prayer, charity, unity are essential to Christian presence
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.
Pope visits Augustinian Sisters, recalls the enduring witness of martyrdom
In a private visit to a community run by Missionary Augustinian Sisters in Algiers, Pope Leo highlights the enduring witness of martyrdom and encourages a renewed commitment to peace, dignity, and respect for differences.
Pope visits Grand Mosque of Algiers and calls for mutual respect and peacebuilding
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 Koch marks 40th anniversary of first papal visit to a Synagogue
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.
Pope in Algeria: Deserts and seas must be oases of peace, mutual enrichment
Meeting with the civil authorities of Algeria, Pope Leo XIV calls for societies to foster oases of peace in which human life and dignity are recognized as inviolable and never exploited.
Successor of Peter returns to Africa as a missionary of peace
Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s first words after he lands on Algerian soil, which is an appeal for mutual forgiveness as the key to building the future.
Pope in Algeria: ‘Future belongs to men and women of peace’
In his first address in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV reiterates that God wants peace for all nations—a peace that is “an expression of justice and dignity"—and encourages the Algerian people to continue to keep God as a central place in their heritage.
Pope on board plane to Algeria: ‘I am not a politician, I speak of the Gospel'
During the flight to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump's recent statements, saying he is "not a politician" and that he will "continue to speak strongly against war, seeking to promote peace and dialogue."
Angola: Waiting for Pope Leo XIV
In Angola, the countdown to the much-anticipated visit of Pope Leo XIV has begun. Pope Leo will be in Angola from 18 to 21 April. It is an event that has galvanised the whole country into action—from government officials to the Catholic hierarchy, the faithful and religious institutions across the country.
Patients from Vatican children’s hospital make drawing for Pope Leo
On the papal flight to Algeria, journalists present Pope Leo with a drawing from young patients at the Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome.
Pope Leo embarks on his longest-yet Apostolic Journey, headed to Algeria
Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport as he begins his third and longest-yet Apostolic Journey, which takes him to four countries on the African continent: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
Jesuit priest Fr. Melwin J. Pinto, SJ, passes away
Jesuit priest Fr. Melwin J. Pinto, SJ, who served Vatican Radio for many years, passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiac complications in Mangaluru, India, on April 10th.
Archbishop Nona elected new Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Archbishop Amel Nona has been elected as the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church on Sunday, April 12, following the resignation of his predecessor, Cardinal Luis Raphaël Sako, announced on March 10. The new leader has chosen the name Paul III and will request ecclesiastical communion from the Pope.
Iran- US talks end without agreement
US and Iranian delegations have failed to reach a deal following lengthy peace talks in Islamabad.
James K. A. Smith on St Augustine, existentialism, and love
The philosopher and Augustine scholar James K. A. Smith speaks to Vatican News about St Augustine’s “deep sense of interiority and subjectivity”, and the way his political writings are used and abused today.
CRS Cameroon: Faith in action
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Cameroon from 15 to 18 April as a “messenger of peace” for the faithful, but it is humanitarian organizations like Catholic Relief Services that, for decades, have turned that message into action.
Pope: We have moral obligation to protect civilians from horrific effects of war
Following the recitation of the Regina Caeli, Pope Leo recalls the three years since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan, renewing his appeal to stop “this fratricidal war as soon as possible.” He then offers wishes of peace to the Eastern Churches that celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar and urges people not to forget the Ukrainian and Lebanese peoples. Finally, he asks for prayers for his apostolic journey to Africa that starts tomorrow April 13.
Pope at Angelus: Sunday Eucharist “indispensable” for Christian life
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Leo XIV highlights the Eucharist as essential for sustaining faith.
Cardinal McElroy: War in Iran 'morally illegitimate;' Let's pray ceasefire holds
During his Vigil Mass for Peace, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington D.C., says that under Catholic just war principles, the initiation of the war in Iran and any continuation of it is "morally illegitimate" and calls on faithful to "pray that the ceasefire holds and that it leads to a substantive foundation for the emergence of peace in the Middle East."
Pope Leo’s appeal to the silent majority that chooses peace
Pope Leo XIV calls upon billions of people around the world to engage in a shared commitment against the “madness of war,” those who, in this dramatic hour of history, do not surrender to the idolatry of money and power.