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Churches Worldwide join Pope Leo XIV's Prayer Vigil for Peace on April 11 Amid Ongoing Global Conflicts
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (463+ words) Vatican, 10 April, 2026 / 11: 35 PM Several bishops" conferences around the world have echoed Pope Leo XIV"s call to pray for peace on April 11. During his "urbi et irbi" ("to the city and the world") message on Easter Sunday, the Holy Father…...
97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon
22+ min ago (945+ words) Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.) YAOUND, Cameroon " At 97 years of age, Pa Chrysantus Nfor sits quietly at his Nkwen residence in Bamenda, his frame slightly frail, but his eyes fixed on a horizon…...
Africa: Pope Leo's Visit to Africa - Theology Scholar Outlines 3 Realities the Catholic Church Must Face
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (1147+ words) Pope Leo's decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent's importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties to Africa and the rapid rise of Christianity across the…...
Pope: Social security systems must foster economic justice and right to work
37+ min ago (571+ words) Vatican, April 11, 2026: Pope Leo XIV met with a delegation from the Italian National Institute for Social Security, encouraging national welfare systems to advance social responsibility and economic growth. On Friday, Pope Leo XIV held an audience with executives and staff…...
Pope Leo XIV meets French President Emmanuel Macron
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (125+ words) Catholic Time CT News April 10, 2026: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the Vatican's Courtyard of St Damasus for an audience with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace Accompanied by his wife, Brigitte, the head of state was greeted by…...
Signs of Renewed Openness to Faith
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (734+ words) There is a tendency, when talking about religion in the West, to lapse into a kind of tired pessimism. The story is familiar: decline, disengagement, a steady drifting away from faith. It's a narrative repeated so often that it can…...
Pope's Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (961+ words) Leo's line, of course, referred to his Augustinian spirituality. But his connection to the Algerian-born St. Augustine, the towering figure of Christianity who is known well to Algeria's Sunni Muslim majority, served at the very least to favorably introduce Leo…...
Pope urges 'those who have the power to unleash wars' to choose peace
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (518+ words) Let those who have weapons lay them down!" says Pope Leo, in his first Easter Sunday message since assuming papacy last May In his first Easter Sunday message since assuming the papacy, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to choose…...
Pope Leo XIV Makes New Appointments for Togo's Lome Archdiocese and Francistown Diocese in Botswana
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (727+ words) Lome, 10 April, 2026 / 11: 40 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agb'm'nya Gaglo, Archbishop of Togo's Catholic Archdiocese of Lome, and Mons. Lawrence Ofentse Pheto to shepherd the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana. The appointments of…...
From St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Vatican, New Yorkers To Join Pope Leo's Prayer Vigil for Peace
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (413+ words) Saint Patrick's to hold Eucharistic adoration Saturday from 12-3 p. m. ; Vatican prayer service to be livestreamed Catholics across the Archdiocese of New York are invited to join Pope Leo XIV for a special prayer vigil for peace this Saturday, held the day…...