No link has yet been established between the attacks and the pope's visit to the country, which was conducted under tight security. Twin attacks rocked a city outside Algeria's capital on Monday as ...

Africa is the fastest-growing region within the Catholic Church. The pontiff is launching his first African tour with a visit to Algeria, a majority Muslim country. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on ...

Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope arrived in the capital Algiers at around 09:00 GMT on ...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune set July 2 for parliamentary elections, after the OPEC member made constitutional changes that increased some of his powers. The date for voting on a new ...

For the first time in Catholic history, a pope will make an official visit to Algeria. From 13 to 15 April, Pope Leo XIV will begin an African tour in the Maghreb country, which will then take him to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV visited the archaeological ruins in Algeria where St. Augustine lived and died, making his first ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the Algerian city of Annaba, the one-time home of Christian theologian Saint Augustine, on day two of a historic trip marred by two suicide attacks. While the ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will become the first pope to visit Algeria on April 13, taking a message of dialogue with Islam on a trip that also represents a personal pilgrimage for the American ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday for a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and criticizing ...

Some theologians say the pontiff’s understanding of Augustine’s teachings helped inform his response to President Trump’s negative comments about him. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Nairobi, ...

In the cool darkness before Sunday morning dawn, squads of paratroopers stealthily slipped through the streets of Algiers. One group ringed the ornate Moorish residence of France’s delegate general in ...

Pope Leo XIV receives a copy of a painting of St. Augustine called "An Unlikely Aquilegia: North African Saint of Hippo" from Michele R. Pistone, founder and faculty director of the Mother Cabrini ...