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Pope Leo XIV celebrated the final Mass of his Africa trip April 23, urging the church in Equatorial Guinea to continue proclaiming the Gospel “with passion” and to bear witness through lives shaped by faith, service and solidarity.
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost and his older brothers John and Louis grew up living “normal” lives like any other family. Life was “like anyone else's,” John Prevost said in an April 17 interview with “EWTN News In Depth.”
Pope Leo XIV April 21 warned against invoking God to justify oppression and violence, telling civil authorities and diplomats in Equatorial Guinea that “his holy name must not be profaned by the will to dominate, by arrogance, or by discrimination; above all, it must never be invoked to justify choices and actions of death.”
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea April 21, opening the final leg of his trip to Africa after a flight of about 2.5 hours from Luanda, Angola.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in Angola April 19 in Kilamba, a fast-growing city about 20 miles from the capital, Luanda, telling the faithful that Angola must “look to the future with hope” and “build the hope of the future.”
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Father David Meng processed to the altar of St. Timothy Church in Chantilly for the annual SPRED Mass April 19, presumably with one word on both of their minds: inspiration.
“Up until his final day on earth, Pope Francis encouraged us to pray fervently for the special intention of world peace,” said the bishop in his homily. “May we honor him today … by recommitting ourselves to such prayer, which is needed especially at this turbulent time.”