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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 rosary. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C., and Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, appeared on 60 Minutes on CBS on April 12, 2026. (Credit: CBS News.)

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President Donald Trump outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2026. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

Apr 14
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Trump’s social media attacks have put Leo XIV in the U.S. presidential mix

Apr 15
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This picture, taken Tuesday, April 14, 2026, shows the front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as “outrage”, “shock attack”, “insult”, and Trump’s schism”. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

Apr 15
Silvia Stellacci,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV visits the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP via Pool.)

Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visit

Apr 15
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Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

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