The Holy Father will spend several days in Angola before finishing his trip in Equatorial Guinea.

The pontiff urged the country to reject exploitative models of development and place the common good above particular interests.

En route from Cameroon to Angola, the pope said his mission in Africa is pastoral and rejected suggestions that his recent remarks were aimed at President Donald Trump.

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As the pope’s brother, you have to take it “day by day because you never know, in a sense, what each day is going to bring,” John Prevost said.

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At an open-air Mass, the pontiff urged solidarity, civic responsibility, and special care for the poor.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Angola from April 18–21 as part of an 11-day African tour and will include stops in Luanda, Muxima, and Saurimo.

After the Vatican halted the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, a proponent of his cause said the suspension “does not diminish the enduring spiritual value” of Ciszek’s witness.

Special services for student with disabilities will resume in Chicago Catholic schools, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced.