Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass in Angola, Calls Faithful to Renewed Hope, Says Jesus Has the Power to 'Rekindle Lost Hope' - The Dialog

Pope Leo warns against syncretism for second time during Africa visit

The pontiff spoke in Angola on Sunday during his homily about the dangers of mixing superstition with Catholicism after delivering the same message three days earlier in Cameroon.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Angola, calls faithful to renewed hope, says Jesus has the power to 'rekindle lost hope' - The Dialog

KILAMBA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in Angola on Sunday, April 19, urging the faithful of a nation still bearing the scars of a decades-long civil war to find renewed hope in the Eucharist and the Risen Christ. Speaking in Portuguese to a crowd gathered in Kilamba, a planned residential district about 18 miles south of the capital Luanda, the pope delivered a homily that wove together the …

Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola

KILAMBA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in Angola on April 19, urging the faithful of a nation still bearing the scars of a decades-long civil war to find renewed hope in the Eucharist and the Risen Christ.Speaking in Portuguese to a crowd gathered in Kilamba, a planned residential district about 18 miles south of the capital Luanda, the pope delivered a homily that wove together the Biblical …

The Eucharist can 'rekindle lost hope,' Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola - The Record Newspaper

Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful as he arrives to lead a Holy Mass during his apostolic journey in Africa, in Kilamba, Luanda province, Angola, April 19, 2026. (OSV News/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) By Courtney Mares , OSV News KILAMBA, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in Angola on Sunday, April 19, urging the faithful of a nation still bearing the scars of a decades-long civil wa…