Africa

Migration is being used to weaken Europe’s Christian identity

The senior bishop said Catholics should respond to threats to Europe’s Christian heritage with a movement to “save Europe”
Thomas Colsy

Pope’s first African tour closes with final leg in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV has reached the final stage of his first apostolic journey to Africa, an 11-day visit marked by pastoral appeals for peace
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV renews call for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East

Speaking in Kilamba, Pope Leo XIV urged political leaders to seek negotiation rather than escalation amid worsening conflict on several fronts
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo urges African youth to resist emigration

Pope Leo XIV has urged Africa’s young people to stay and serve their own countries
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo tells Angola nursing home residents that the elderly must be heard

Pope Leo XIV has said the elderly must be heard as custodians of memory and wisdom
The Catholic Herald

Pope warns against treating Christ as ‘a guru or a good luck charm’

Pope Leo XIV warns that Christ must be followed in a spirit of justice
James Bradbury

Pope Leo XIV tells Angola’s young people to build a more just and peaceful world

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The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo warns against mixing Catholic faith with ‘esoteric’ beliefs in Cameroon

Pope Leo has cautioned Catholics in Cameroon against blending the Faith with “esoteric or Gnostic” traditions
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo to visit Angola as African tour continues

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Angola this weekend, with Mass in Kilamba and a visit to the Marian shrine at Muxima marking the next stage of his African journey
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo brings ceasefire to Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV begins his Cameroon visit as separatist groups announce a temporary halt in fighting, with the Pontiff urging peace and political responsibility
Niwa Limbu