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KILAMBA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in Angola on Sunday in Kilamba, a fast-growing city about 20 miles from the capital, Luanda, telling the faithful that Angola must “look to the future with hope” and “build the hope of the future.”Kilamba, inaugurated in 2011, has grown into a city of about ... read more

Daniel Ibáñez/National Catholic Register The vast church has drawn the faithful to prayer for four centuries. Consecrated by Pope Urban VIII on Nov. 18, 1626, St. Peter’s Basilica continues to welcome people of every country and creed to the tomb of the first pope. ... read more

The Young Professional Catholics of Toronto brings together ambitious individuals navigating careers and personal growth, all while remaining rooted in shared Catholic values. Members of the Young Professional Catholics of Toronto. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kathleen Muggeridge/YPCT In Toronto, Canadaʼs largest city, a growing ... read more

In Toronto, Canadaʼs largest city, a growing community of young Catholic professionals is quietly reshaping what it means to live out faith in the modern world.Young Professional Catholics of Toronto (YPCT), which has become an official lay association of the Archdiocese of Toronto, brings together ambitious individuals navigating careers and personal growth, all while remaining ... read more

Luanda – Benguela and Ndalatando. Two of the projects for children supported by the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood are located in these dioceses. Father José Diego Jerónimo Zola, Secretary of POSI in Angola, whose connection with the Pontifical Mission Societies dates back to his seminary days, describes to Fides the realities and desires ... read more

Luanda - Even in Angola, a ‘beautiful yet wounded’ country, the encounter with the Risen Christ “who walks beside us” can grant us the grace to “afresh and rebuild the future”. In Kilamba, a suburb of Luanda, the Angolan capital where he arrived yesterday afternoon, Leo XIV celebrated Mass today, 19 April, on the Third ... read more

That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus' disciples were goingto a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.He ... read more

Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage  ... read more

Pope Leo XIV departed this afternoon from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola’s capital (video), and traveled by helicopter to the town of Muxima, where he arrived a half hour later (video). ... read more

At the conclusion of Sunday Mass today in Quilamba, Angola, Pope Leo XIV delivered a brief Regina Caeli address in Portuguese, the nation’s official language (video, 1:54:25). ... read more

Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian. — G.K. Chesterton ... read more

From the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year A: When they drew near to the village to which they were going, He appeared to be going further; but they pressed Him to stay with them. "It is nearly evening," they said, "and the day is almost over." So He went in to stay ... read more

The warmth of the Pope’s reception in Bamenda, which is the epicenter of Cameroon’s separatist violence, was palpable, even while the underlying trauma of the region was impossible to ignore. Archbishop Andrew Nkea welcomed the Pontiff with biblical imagery, comparing the visit to the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. “Today we feel like Elizabeth, when ... read more

Cameroonian first lady Chantel Biya looks on as Pope Leo converses with President Paul Biya before departing Cameroon on April 18, 2026. The Holy Father will spend several days in Angola before finishing his trip in Equatorial Guinea. ... read more

"Leo has started to shed the soft-spoken reputation, raising his voice with a newfound fervor to decry the corruption and violence plaguing much of the African continent in messages that have rippled worldwide," writes NCR's Justin McLellan. ... read more