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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV prays the Holy Rosary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Pope Leo XIV arrives at the El Mouradia Presidential Palace in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pope calls for peace in Algeria against Iran war’s backdrop

Apr 13
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People sit outside the Church of Notre Dame d’Afrique, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit, in Algiers, Algeria, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Fateh Guidoum/AP.)

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A banner showing a photo of Pope Leo XIV and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Annaba, eastern Algeria, Saturday, April 11, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit. The banner in Arabic reads, “Let’s live in peace and harmony.” (Credit: Fateh Guidoum/AP.)

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Priests bless believers and their Easter baskets to mark Orthodox Easter, in Pyrohiv, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP.)

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