Pope starts Africa tour in Algeria and calls for peace against Iran war's backdrop
ALGIERS — Pope Leo XIV called for peace and the end of “neocolonial tendencies” in world affairs on Monday during the first papal visit to Algeria, all while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Trump over his criticism of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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- Pope Leo XIV in Algeria to walk in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine The Independent —
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