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9,000 Christians in Algeria welcome visit by Pope Leo

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Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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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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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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