Pope Leo says not seeking ‘new debate’ with Trump on trip to Angola
Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.

Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.







The pope will also visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his 11-day trip to the continent.
Leo, who last year became the first US-born pope, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called on world leaders to reject war as a means of settling their differences, urging peace.

Iranian rabbi describes how he was informed that one of Tehran’s few synagogues had been destroyed in an Israel strike.
Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall.

Thousands of Muslims performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque after it reopened following a 40-day closure by Israel.
Moscow and Kyiv signal a short Easter truce as diplomacy stalls and war pressures mount.

Pope Leo condemned Trump’s threats that Iran’s “civilisation will die”, calling the remarks “unacceptable”.

A synagogue in Tehran was struck in a wave of US-Israeli attacks overnight.
Israeli restrictions disrupt Jerusalem’s Holy Week, leaving the Christian Quarter deserted and businesses shuttered.