Angola Celebrates the American Pope While Questioning Trump’s War Policy
TL;DR
Angolan Catholics warmly welcomed Pope Leo XIV—the first American-born pope—as a symbol of peace and unity, while expressing skepticism about President Trump amid U.S. actions over Iran; the visit underscores Africa’s growing Catholic community and the pope’s stance against war.
- In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president The Washington Post
- Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade AP News
- Pope at Mass in Kilamba: Jesus walks beside the Church in Angola Vatican News
- Pope’s Mass for more than 100,000 in Cameroon highlights Catholicism’s growth in Africa CNN
- Pope Leo tells Angola during huge Mass to ‘build hope’ Al Jazeera
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