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‘Even Just One of These Children’ is theme for 2026 World Day of Migrants and Refugees 

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development explained that the pope chose this title to emphasize the duty
Pope Leo XIV addresses diplomats in Algiers, Algeria, on April 13, 2026. | Credit: Marco Mancini/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV in Algeria: ‘I am here among you as a pilgrim of peace’

The pontiff called for a world order that does not exclude the vulnerable and urged leaders to serve
Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome for Algeria on April 13, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV departs for Algeria, beginning third apostolic journey

The 10-day Africa trip will take the pope to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV: Eucharist is ‘indispensable for Christian life’

“It is through the Eucharist that even our hands become ‘hands of the Risen One,’” the pope said.

Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire, protection of civilians in war zones

On Divine Mercy Sunday, the pope prayed for Ukraine, Lebanon, and Sudan. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV at Vatican peace vigil: ‘Enough of war!’

Prayer is “the most free, universal and disruptive response to death,” the pope said in St. Peterʼs Basilica

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