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Pope makes plans for trip to France
Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making a four-day visit to France at the end of September that also includes a visit to the United Nations culture agency. Source: Crux.
Pope reveals purpose of his journey to African nations
Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices still ongoing there and to convey a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law. Source: NCR Online.
Primary purpose of a papal trip is pastoral, not political: Pope
Pope Leo XIV spoke bluntly about war, migration and same-sex blessings during a 20-minute in-flight press conference on his return home from Africa. Source: EWTN News.
Pope ends African tour with prison visit
On his last full day in Africa, Pope Leo XIV told inmates in one of Equatorial Guinea’s prisons that they are not alone, during a visit that drew attention to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices. Source: NCR Online.
Pope urges love over stigma in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo closed out his first day in Equatorial Guinea by visiting a psychiatric hospital in a culture where mental illness is often stigmatised, saying God loves each person as they are and seeks their healing. Source: Crux.
Christ hears the cry of the people, Pope tells Angolans
Pope Leo XIV has urged the tens of thousands gathered at the papal Mass in the heart of Angola’s diamond country to trust that “Christ hears the cry of the people” in the face of evil. Source: OSV News.
Pope tells Angolans to look to the future with hope
On his second day in Angola, Pope Leo urged the impoverished population not to give in to despair, but to build hope and make a social commitment to helping those in need. Source: Crux.
World being ravaged by handful of tyrants: Pope
Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace yesterday in the epicentre of a separatist conflict considered one of the world’s most neglected crises. Source: Crux.
Pope calls for peace founded on love and justice
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon yesterday with a stinging message against war and corruption, saying peacemaking efforts must be based on the Christian concept of love of neighbour, including in diplomacy. Source: Crux.