'The Heart of the Church' Is 'Alive and Beating': Pope Leo XIV Leads Rosary at Beloved Muxima Marian Shrine in Angola
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Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola
Pope Leo XIV leads the rosary at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Muxima in Muxima, Angola, April 19, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of Angolan Catholics in praying the rosary 19 April at southern Africa’s most visited Catholic shrine, calling the pilgrimage site a place where “the heart of the church” is “alive and beating.” The pope travelled by helicopter from Angola’s capital, Luanda, to …
'The heart of the Church' is 'alive and beating': Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola
MUXIMA, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of Angolan Catholics in praying the rosary April 19 at southern Africa’s most visited Catholic shrine, calling the pilgrimage site a place where “the heart of the Church” is “alive and beating.” Pope Leo XIV leads the rosary at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Muxima in Muxima, Angola, April 19, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) The pope traveled by helicopter from A…
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MUXIMA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of Angolan Catholics in praying the rosary April 19 at southern Africa’s most visited Catholic shrine, calling the pilgrimage site a place where “the heart of the Church” is “alive and beating.” The pope traveled by helicopter from Angola’s capital, Luanda, to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, which means “Mother of the Heart” in the local Kimbundu language. Pope Leo made the pilgrimage to the belo…
The Catholics were excited about the arrival of Pope Le the XIV for the visit of Our Lady of Muxima Church in Angola this Sunday. Lucineia Francisco, also a faithful Catholic, said she felt motivated to make the trip to church alone.
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