Posted on 04/20/2026 00:23 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits the elderly at a care home in the Angolan city of Saurimo, and recalls that the quality of a nation is seen in how it cares for the weakest.
Posted on 04/19/2026 21:48 PM ()
Amid Pope Leo XIV's visit to a care home for the elderly in Saurimo, Georgina Mwandumba, the facility's director, tells Vatican News about the 74 elderly residents who have been rejected by their families due to superstitious beliefs, saying the Holy Father's visit offers a profound lesson for Angolan society.
Posted on 04/19/2026 10:43 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV wraps up his seventh day in Africa, during which he celebrated Holy Mass in Kilamba and prayed the Rosary at the Mamã Muxima Shrine, in Angola.
Posted on 04/19/2026 08:27 AM ()
During his visit to Angola, Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims at the historic Mamã Muxima Shrine, urging young people to draw from Marian devotion a commitment to justice, solidarity, and peace in society.
Posted on 04/19/2026 07:11 AM ()
People from around the world gather in Kilamba to participate in Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday, 19 April, during his Apostolic Journey in Africa.
Posted on 04/19/2026 06:52 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday afternoon visit to Angola’s most famous shrine is a major boost to Marian devotees across Angola and southern Africa. At the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima—arguably Southern Africa’s largest Catholic pilgrimage site and a key symbol of Marian devotion—the Pope, on his first visit, has brought deserved global attention to this revered yet hidden treasure.
Posted on 04/19/2026 02:23 AM ()
Speaking at the Regina Coeli after Mass in Angola, Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to the people of Ukraine amid intensified attacks and appeals for dialogue and diplomatic efforts in Lebanon.
Posted on 04/19/2026 01:39 AM ()
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.
Posted on 04/19/2026 01:16 AM ()
During Mass in Luanda's suburb of Kilamba, Pope Leo XIV insists that Jesus is alive, is risen, and walks beside Angolans, 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 blessed and peaceful future.
Posted on 04/19/2026 01:02 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy to interpret the Gospel in the educational and cultural sphere, as the institution marks its annual day of celebration.
