Speaking during the Regina Coeli after Holy Mass in Angola, Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to the people of Ukraine – who are under intensified attacks – and appeals for dialgoue and encourages diplomatic efforts in Lebanon.
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Pope Leo XIV’s pilgrimage to four African nations highlights the strength of peoples long burdened by the yoke of colonialism and calls us to take part in building a more just, fraternal, and compassionate present and future.
During Mass in Kilamba, Angola, Pope Leo XIV insists that Jesus is alive, is risen, and walks beside them, and notes that if all the faithful welcome the Lord and His presence in their midst, their nation that has seen much suffering can be graced with a new future.
Pope Leo encourages Italy’s Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ‘to be an interpreter of the Gospel in the educational and cultural sphere, in constant dialogue with the Church’s Magisterium’ in the message he sent for the ‘102nd Day’ of the Catholic University which was sent on the Holy Father’s behalf to Archbishop Mario Delpini of Milan.
Pope Leo XIV says goodbye to Cameroon, concluding the second leg of his Apostolic Journey, and arrives in Angola, where he urges authorities to “place the common good before particular interests”.
Pope to Angolan authorities: ‘Do not suppress the visions of the young or the dreams of the elderly’
Pope Leo addresses Angola’s authorities, civil society and members of the diplomatic corps and encourages them to use their positions to promote peace and stability.
Pope Leo XIV lands in Angola, kicking off the third leg of his Apostolic Journey to Africa
As the Church marks the Third Sunday of Easter, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, reflects on the theme: “The Story of Emmaus – A Journey of Hope and Recognition”.
On the flight to Luanda, Angola, the third leg of his Apostolic Journey, Pope Leo XIV greets the journalists who have accompanied him in recent days and thanks Cameroon for its extraordinary welcome. He also clarifies that his speeches were prepared weeks in advance. They should not be interpreted “as if I was trying to debate again with the president, which is not in my interest at all,” he says.
