US EditionPope Leo Praises Witness of Algeria's Christian Martyrs at Meeting With Local Catholics
The pope called Algeria’s Catholic community a “discrete and precious presence” as he honored 19 martyrs beatified in 2018.
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Catholic ReviewPope Leo Praises Witness of Algeria's Christian Martyrs at Meeting With Local Catholics
Pope Leo XIV receives a gift from Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers, Algeria, as he attends a meeting with the Algerian community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers April 13, 2026. (Photo: OSV News/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) by Courtney Mares, OSV News ALGIERS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who d…
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Pope Leo XIV receives a gift from Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers, Algeria, as he attends a meeting with the Algerian community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers April 13, 2026. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) By Courtney Mares , OSV News ALGIERS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who di…
On Monday 13 April at the end of the afternoon, at the Great Mosque of Algiers, then at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, Leo XIV paid tribute to the martyrs of Algeria, and encouraged the Church in her mission of interreligious fraternity.
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