‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attendees weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with pope Alex Sullivan tended to his five children on the lawn after a traditional Latin mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Monica in Duluth, Georgia, and contemplated his faith in the light of God and the shadow of Donald Trump. Sullivan, a self-described conservative who once staffed a libertarian state representative at the Georgia capitol, described his faith as almost medieval. Cont...

By George Chidi in Atlanta

Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a centre of African slave trade

Pope Leo on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. Leo travelled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled in the Angolan savannahs of baobab trees at the edge of the Kwanza River. It became a major pilgrimage destination after believers reported an appearance by the Virgin Mary around 1833. But the Church...

By Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV recalls 'great suffering' at historic slave trade shrine in Angola

Pope Leo XIV visited a historic Angolan shrine once tied to the trans-Atlantic slave trade on Sunday, recalling the “sorrow and great suffering” endured by generations of Africans. His remarks come amid renewed scrutiny of the Catholic Church’s historical role in slavery and colonial-era doctrine.

By FRANCE 24

The Week in Pictures: The Pope in Africa; Russian strike in Kiev - The Straits Times

The Week in Pictures: The Pope in Africa; Russian strike in Kiev  The Straits Times

Pope draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption

MUXIMA, Angola (AFP) -- Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the "scourge of corruption" at a giant open-air Mass attended by 100,000 worshippers near Angola's capital Sunday, before visiting a venerated historic shrine in the country scarred by poverty and inequality. Leo arrived in resource-rich Angola on Saturday on the third leg of a whirlwind four-nation African tour on which he condemned the plunder of the continent's resources -- and had a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump. Autho

By The Korea Herald

Afternoon quiz: Pope Leo XIV was born in which US city? - NZ Herald

Afternoon quiz: Pope Leo XIV was born in which US city?  NZ Herald

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says ‘not in my interest’ to debate him - Arab News

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says ‘not in my interest’ to debate him  Arab News

TOPSHOTS: Pope visits Angola amid Africa tour; 39th International Kite Festival opens in France - Ahram Online

TOPSHOTS: Pope visits Angola amid Africa tour; 39th International Kite Festival opens in France  Ahram Online

Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola - Jordan Times

Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola  Jordan Times

Pope says ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump

Pope Leo says he was not seeking to debate Donald Trump when he criticised "tyrants" for spending billions on wars in a speech earlier this week.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Pope urges Angola to overcome divisions before 100,000 faithful - Kuwait Times

Pope urges Angola to overcome divisions before 100,000 faithful  Kuwait Times

In Angola, the Pope calls for "hope" before 100,000 faithful - Seneweb

In Angola, the Pope calls for "hope" before 100,000 faithful  Seneweb