Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and the end of “neocolonial tendencies” in world affairs, while facing an extraordinary broadside by President ...

Pope Leo XIV has begun a historic visit to Algeria, marking the first-ever papal trip to the country and launching an 11-day African tour focused on interfaith dialogue and regional engagement.

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on the first-ever papal visit and called for peace in all nations to prevail, in a trip overshadowed by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran ...

ANNABA, Algeria (AP) — Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of ...

People sit outside the Church of Notre Dame d’Afrique, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit, in Algiers, Algeria, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Fateh Guidoum/AP.) Listen ALGIERS, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV ...

En marge de la visite historique du pape Léon XIV en Algérie, deux tentatives d’attentat ont été déjouées à Blida. Même si l’enquête devra préciser les commanditaires et les objectifs exacts, le ...

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Algeria, the first papal visit to the country, launching an 11‑day African tour focused on peace and interfaith dialogue amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. His message ...

« En ce lieu, rappelons-nous que Dieu souhaite la paix pour toutes les nations », a déclaré Léon XIV, estimant que la « paix qui permet d’envisager l’avenir avec un esprit réconcilié n’est possible ...

On Algeria's sparkling Mediterranean coast, the city of Annaba is teeming with excitement as the one-time home of Saint Augustine readies for the country's first visit by a Catholic pontiff. For the ...

A banner showing a photo of Pope Leo XIV and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Annaba, eastern Algeria, Saturday, April 11, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit. The banner in Arabic reads, ...

Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria's Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country's tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains "a living seed ...