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7 Powerful Moments From Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful during Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV spent 11 days in Africa from April 13–23 and visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.

When Teaching the Faith Becomes a Crime in Iceland

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A Catholic chapel stands on a mountainside in Vatnsfjörður (Vatnsfjarðarkirkja), in Iceland’s Westfjords, under a clear summer sky.

COMMENTARY: A priest is under investigation after explaining that those in grave sin should not receive Holy Communion.

Go to the Good Shepherd

Jesus the Good Shepherd

Jesus says, 'Amen, amen, I say to you ... I am the gate. … I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.'