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Pope Leo's visit to Luanda was marked by a beautiful choir performance and heartfelt interactions with the congregation. A truly memorable event! #PopeInAngola

Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade Pope Leo XIV has traveled to pray at a popular Catholic shrine in Angola that was an epicenter of the African slave trade.

Recalling the ‘sorrow and great suffering’ Angolans endured for centuries, Pope Leo XIV travels to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxim, a Catholic shrine, located at the site of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. #PopeInAngola
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Pope Leo in Angola: ‘Put the common good before partisan interests’ In his first speech on arrival in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Pope Leo called on the state authorities to “put the common good before partisan interests, never confusing your part for the whole.”

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola declaring, ‘Put the common good before partisan interests.’ #PopeInAngola www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/04...