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BREAKING Pope Leo XIV on the Plane "many innocent people have died" - "as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war" - "seek answers that come from a culture of peace"

Pope Leo XIV's Farewell "I leave Africa with an immeasurable treasure...consisting of stories, faces and testimonies, both joyful and sorrowful, which will greatly enrich my life and ministry as the Successor of Peter"

Pope Leo XIV at Final Mass says Carry on the mission of Jesus with Joy "...as you celebrate the Eucharist together, bear witness through your lives" FULL TEXT Homily

Pope Leo XIV says "The brightest light here is that of your eyes, your faces, your smiles, your songs, your dances, in which everything bears witness that Christ is joy, meaning, inspiration, and beauty for our lives." FULL TEXT at Meeting with Families and Youth

Pope Leo XIV Tells Prisoners "No one is excluded from God’s love" during Prison Visit in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV says Christ's "presence in the Eucharist reveals God’s infinite love for the entire human family...even today" FULL TEXT Homily

Pope Leo XIV Tells the Sick "God wants to give us this grace to help us heal the wounds we carry.” FULL TEXT at Psychiatric Hospital

Pope Leo XIV Tells University Students in Christ "the profound harmony between truth, reason and freedom are manifested" FULL TEXT + Video in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Equatorial Guinea Proclaiming "The city of God — the city of peace...Its inhabitants “shall beat their swords into plowshares” FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV on the Plane Remembers Pope Francis on 1st Anniversary of his Death "he spoke from the heart of God’s mercy" FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Tells Religious "persevere in proclaiming the Good News of peace" - "never forget that, in the image of Jesus, you are servants of all" FULL TEXT + Video

Pope Leo XIV says "In the face of...evils, Christ hears the cry of the people and renews our history by lifting us up from every fall"

Pope Leo XIV says "Jesus also lives... among you whenever you try to love one another...When you forgive each other and seek reconciliation " at a Nursing Home in Angola

Pope Leo XIV says "Praying the Rosary...commits us to loving every person with a mother’s heart...concretely and generously...especially the poorest" FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV says "we do not wish to erase or stifle the cries of those who suffer, but instead to embrace" them "so that even in pain the light of faith may remain alive, and - hope for a better world"

Pope Leo XIV at Mass says "in the celebration of the Eucharist. It is here that we encounter God" in Angola FULL TEXT Homily

Pope Leo XIV Receives a Warm Welcome in Angola and Proclaims ‘Blessed are the peacemakers!’ to Authorities - FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Tells Journalists Debating President Trump was "not in my interest at all" but Rather to Encourage Catholics in Africa - on the Plane to Angola

Pope Leo XIV to 200,000 at Mass "Jesus is with us always, stronger than any power of evil - he comes to us “I am here with you: do not be afraid” FULL TEXT Homily

Pope Leo XIV says Religious Life "calls for...radical courage" - "to proclaim without fear what Jesus teaches us in the Gospel" - to "those most in need of hope, of the love of God"”