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Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps as Algeria trip draws to an end

Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps as Algeria trip draws to an end

Pope Leo XIV travelled on Tuesday to the Algerian city of Annaba, the one-time home of Christian theologian Saint Augustine, in the first trip ever by a pontiff to the north African country. Leo's visit, which marked the start of an African tour, was marred on Monday

Pope Leo XIV heads to Algeria, first stop of African tour

Pope Leo XIV heads to Algeria, first stop of African tour

Pope Leo XIV begins an 11-day tour of Africa on Monday, his first major international trip since becoming pontiff and the first ever by a leader of the world's Catholics to the Muslim country of Algeria. Leo is due to depart Rome Monday morning on the papal

Pope leads torch-lit Colosseum procession before Easter

Pope leads torch-lit Colosseum procession before Easter

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East. Among the 30,000 people attending the poignant ceremony, known as the Way of the Cross, was

Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war

Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate Easter for the first time as pontiff a year after his predecessor's death, as concerns grow among Christians over the Middle East war. Holy Week began with a clash in the Holy Land as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Italian Cardinal

Pope heads to tiny Catholic Monaco

Pope heads to tiny Catholic Monaco

Pope Leo XIV heads to Monaco on Saturday for a one-day visit that will see him greet the Catholic faithful in a Mediterranean principality known best for yachts and gambling. The decision to choose tiny Monaco for the US-born pope's first trip in Europe since his