15+ hour, 36+ min ago  (406+ words) Pope Leo XIV departed this afternoon from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola's capital (video), and traveled by helicopter to the town of Muxima, where he arrived a half hour later (video). Muxima is the site of a Marian…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago  (440+ words) Pope Leo XIV celebrated Sunday Mass this morning in Angola. In his homily, he reminded the faithful that the risen Christ is with them in their suffering, warned them against syncretic practices, and called upon them to become like bread…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (328+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrived this afternoon in Angola, the third nation he is visiting during his apostolic journey to four African nations. Located in southern Africa (map), the nation of 39 million is 92% Christian (52% Catholic) and 6% ethnic religionist. Following a welcome…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (252+ words) In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, discussed Pope Leo's upcoming apostolic journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, which will begin on April 13. "The common thread of this apostolic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (219+ words) In an April 10 audience with Pope Leo, the rector of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan discussed the university's three-year strategic plan, including its plans to collaborate with African institutions in education and health care. "In the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (356+ words) The director of the Holy See Press Office briefed journalists on Pope Leo's upcoming apostolic journey to four African nations and described the trip as a "journey through the richness and diversity of this great continent, populated by diverse peoples…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (126+ words) The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly condemned the mob killing of Eneless Kamutumbe, a 46-year-old woman. The Zambia Monitor reported on the accusation that led to the mob violence, as did the Zambian Observer. " Continue to this story on…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) The Vatican on March 16 announced the program of Pope Leo XIV's upcoming apostolic journey to four African nations. The journey begins the day after the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday). The Pontiff will visit Algeria (April 13-15), Cameroon (April 15-18), Angola…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (268+ words) Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, one of Africa's leading prelates during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, died on February 19 at the age of 81. Born in 1944 and ordained to the priesthood in 1973, Father Pengo studied moral theology, became a seminary rector,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (252+ words) Pope Leo XIV received Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, on January 28. Kombo's papal audience came three months after government forces violently repressed post-election protests. Pope Leo lamented the violence in his November 2 Angelus…...