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Pope Leo Walks in St. Augustine's Footsteps on Day Two of Historic Algeria Visit
The first papal visit to Algeria included prayers for peace and drew criticism from Donald Trump over Leo XIV’s Middle East remarks.
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, marking the first-ever papal visit to Algeria during his four-country African Apostolic Journey.
- Two suicide attacks in Blida, 45 kilometres southwest of the capital Algiers, have marred the historic trip, though authorities have not yet commented on the bombings.
- President Donald Trump said he was "not a big fan" of the pontiff following Leo's calls for Middle East peace, while Vice President JD Vance urged the Vatican to "stick to matters of morality."
- During his Algiers speech on Monday, Leo called for "forgiveness" regarding France's 1954-1962 war with Algeria and urged leaders to foster a "vibrant, dynamic and free civil society."
- The pontiff departs Wednesday for Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea to continue advancing interreligious dialogue, following in the footsteps of Saint Augustine throughout his Apostolic Journey.
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Pope Leo walks in St. Augustine's footsteps on day two of historic Algeria visit
Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the city of Annaba on the second day of his Algeria trip, following in the footsteps of his spiritual father St. Augustine, who wrote some of the most important works…
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