ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV shared some of his favorite spiritual reading recommendations on the papal flight to Algeria, pointing to a particular letter by St. …
Africa
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“It’s important for us to get the message out that Western Christianity is fundamentally African, in the way that Eastern Christianity is fundamentally Greek.”
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A Vatican spokesman described the ambitious trip as “one of the longest stretches of time that the pope has been outside the Vatican.”
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) – A Catholic bishop in South Sudan says his people are living a real-life Way of the Cross, marked by suffering, violence and deep wounds. Bishop …
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New US global health policy seen as a way to eliminate malaria in concert with faith leaders
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt JensenWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The future of efforts to eliminate malaria in sub-Saharan Africa may depend in part on a U.S. policy shift now drawing mixed reactions. New U.S. Global …
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In a conversation with OSV News, Bishop Michel Guillaud of Constantine-Hippone discussed the deep connection to St. Augustine that unites the pope with the nation
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Pope Leo is to celebrate eight public Masses and deliver 11 speeches, while also meeting political leaders, Catholic communities, students and missionaries.
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“He was just a model, holy priest and a true son of the Church. … He instilled in young Black youths of his parishes a real sense of our God-given …
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Algeria is a country with a small Christian community, but one that is “joyful in living fraternally with all the people of this country.”
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The Vatican said peace and care for the poor will be central themes of the African journey, which will also bring him in the footsteps of St. Augustine.
