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How to Win the Battles in Spiritual Warfare

Miguel Cabrera, “The Virgin of the Apocalypse,” 1760, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

‘Take up the whole armor of God,’ says Ephesians 6:13, ‘so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.’

Presidents and Popes Haven’t Always Agreed, but It’s Never Been Like This

US President George W. Bush smiles during his meeting with Pope John Paul II in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, Friday, June 4, 2004. In March 2003, John Paul II spoke publicly and repeatedly against President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq.

President Trump’s personal attacks on Pope Leo are unprecedented.

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Departs Cameroon, Journeys to Angola

Cameroonian first lady Chantel Biya looks on as Pope Leo converses with President Paul Biya before departing Cameroon on April 18, 2026.

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

Pope Leo XIV Urges Angola to ‘Remove the Obstacles to Integral Human Development’

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on April 18, 2026. President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço was in attendance, along with other dignitaries.

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

US Embassy to the Vatican: Nigerian Christians Are Being Targeted

Left to right: Steven Wagner, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Father Moses Iorapuu, and Ambassador Brian Burch speak at a conference on religious persecution in Nigeria on April 17, 2026, in Rome.

Ambassador Brian Burch described the situation in Nigeria as a 'conflict between radical Islamic groups and Christians because of their faith.'

Pope Leo XIV Says Debate With Trump Is ‘Not in My Interest at All’

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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.