The Augustinian nuns were about to enter a Catholic chapel in Algiers when they were gunned down. Pope Leo previously visited their community in 2009 when he was prior of the Order of St. Augustine.

Cutting short his five-year term amid the scarring conflict, he was perhaps a first: an Algerian leader who left without being forced out or dying in office.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North ...

During his visit to Algeria, the pope praised the 19 martyrs beatified in 2018 who were killed during the Algerian Civil War ...

Leo XIV’s upcoming visit will honour Saint Augustine’s roots and a small Catholic community that shared the nation’s suffering ...

By Courtney Mares, OSV News Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first ...

On Algeria's sparkling Mediterranean coast, the city of Annaba is teeming with excitement as the one-time home of Saint ...

Some theologians say the pontiff’s understanding of Augustine’s teachings helped inform his response to President Trump’s ...

On Monday, Leo XIV will become the first pontiff in history to visit Algeria, birthplace of the renowned Christian ...

The true struggle for liberation will be definitively won only when peace in our hearts has finally been achieved,” Leo said ...

Algiers, Algeria Pope Leo XIV has completed the first day of his Apostolic Journey in Africa, during which he will visit ...

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has paid his respects to former Algerian leader Liamine Zeroual, whose death at the age of 84 has prompted nationwide mourning in Algeria. Images released by the presidency show ...