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Cameroonians hope Pope’s visit will 'bring healing' to a divided country
Posted on 04/15/2026 02:00 AM ()
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV's arrival, Cameroonians tell Vatican News that his Apostolic Journey to the African nation could inspire diverse groups to “live together, work together, and get along."
Day two in Algeria: Following in Saint Augustine's footsteps
Posted on 04/14/2026 15:32 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits the city of Annaba on his second day in Algeria, visiting the places where Saint Augustine carried out his ministry as Bishop of Hippo.
A joyous gathering of faith in the Basilica of Saint Augustine
Posted on 04/14/2026 14:14 PM ()
People from around the world gather at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba for Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, 14 April, during the first leg of his Apostolic Journey in Africa.
Pope at St. Augustine’s Basilica: 'Christ invites us to renew our lives completely'
Posted on 04/14/2026 09:05 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV, the first Augustinian Pope, celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, and reminds the faithful that, like the great saint and Doctor of the Church, it is never too late to welcome the Lord's invitation to lift us up from our hardships and trials, and, with His strength, renew and transform our lives.
Cameroon: Separatists announce pause of hostilities for Pope's visit
Posted on 04/14/2026 09:01 AM ()
A statement from Unity Alliance, which brings Anglophone Cameroonian separatist groups together, announces a period of halted fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the conflict-torn region.
Pope’s visit to Algeria encourages a more fraternal world
Posted on 04/14/2026 08:51 AM ()
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.
Tanzania: Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa has died
Posted on 04/14/2026 05:54 AM ()
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 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.”