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Day Eight in Africa: Pope Leo Visits the Elderly and Prays with the Faithful in Saurimo
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In Saurimo, Leo XIV argued that the elderly keep "the wisdom of a people" and should be heard. One resident told her that the children wanted to shoot her into the river.
Gathered on the Saurimo, Angola esplanade under the hot sun for Mass, Pope Leo XIV says 'Christ hears the cry of the people' - Photo gallery - The Dialog
SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV traveled to the heart of Angola’s diamond country April 20, urging the tens of thousands gathered at the papal Mass in the country’s northeast to trust that “Christ hears the cry of the people” in the face of evil. On the eighth day of Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to Africa, the pope flew some 500 miles east of the Angolan capital Luanda to Saurimo, a city located near the country’s border with the Democratic Repub…
Pope Leo XIV in Saurimo: “Christ hears the cry of the people and renews history”
On Monday, April 20, 2026, Pope Leo XIV arrived early in the morning in Saurimo, the capital of Lunda Sul province, from Luanda. The day began with a visit to a government-run senior care center, affectionately known as “Lar” (home), which houses 62 elderly people: 26 men and 36 women. Afterward, he celebrated Holy Mass in a large open area before approximately 60,000 faithful, many of whom greeted him joyfully as he passed by in the popemobile.…
On his visit to Angola, the Pope was this Monday in a welcoming house in the Saurimo region. At a Mass in Portuguese he praised the care given to the most fragile and stressed the urgency of listening to the elderly.
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