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Pope Leo speaks out against tyranny, exploitation on Angola visit
56+ min ago (219+ words) Pope Leo XIV spoke out against tyranny and 'disasters' caused by the exploitation of natural resources on Saturday as he arrived in Angola for a visit to the oil-rich country with high levels of poverty. Angola is the third leg…...
The road to Emmaus and the reality of the Eucharist
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (600+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for April 19, 2026, the Third Sunday of Easter. April 18, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 8 Print Readings: " Acts 2: 14, 22-33 " Psa. 16: 1-2, 5, 7-11 " 1 Pet. 1: 17-21 " Lk. 24: 13-35 I grew up attending a small Fundamentalist Bible chapel that believed the Lord's Supper should be…...
Pope Leo XIV in Africa: 7 things to know about the Catholic Church in Angola
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (1435+ words) April 18, 2026 ACI Africa News Briefs 0 Print Pope Leo XIV will visit Angola from April 1821 as part of an 11-day African tour and will include stops in Luanda, Muxima, and Saurimo. After his apostolic visits to Algeria and Cameroon, Pope Leo…...
Pope Leo Condemns Exploitation in Africa | Headlines
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (288+ words) Pope Leo criticized the exploitation of natural resources in Africa and the actions of despotic leaders who fail to fulfill their promises, resulting in widespread suffering. Speaking in Angola, he urged citizens to aim for a society free from the…...
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross
2+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) Saturday, April 18, 2026 It will be the first time that a pope has carried the cross for every station in the Via Crucis since the tradition was revived at the site more than six decades ago. The 70-year-old pope's predecessors Pope…...
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (454+ words) I think it will be an important sign because of what the pope represents, a spiritual leader in the world today, and for this voice, that everyone wants to hear, that says Christ still suffers," Leo told reporters this week…...
Pope Leo carries the cross at the Colosseum, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (488+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross through the darkness of night on Good Friday at Rome's Colosseum, leading about 30, 000 in prayer for the sufferings of the…...
Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession
2+ week, 1+ day ago (681+ words) Apr 3, 2026 - 7: 08pm ROME " Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried…...
Pope to Angolan authorities: Don't suppress youth's visions or the elderly's dreams
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (768+ words) The first public event of his visit to Angola saw Pope Leo XIV meet with the country's authorities, representatives of civil society, and members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on Saturday afternoon. Addressing President Jo'o…...
Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (942+ words) Pope Leo XIV's planned visit to the church in the town of Muxima on Sunday as part of his Africa tour is in recognition of it becoming a popular Catholic shrine after believers reported an appearance by the Virgin Mary…...