{"id":60309,"date":"2026-04-13T17:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=60309"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:46:38","slug":"the-pope-in-algiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/actualidad\/el-papa-en-argel\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope in Algiers: Mediterranean and Sahara, \u201ccrossroads of great importance\u201d.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the appeal for peace, forgiveness and fraternity among peoples made by Leo XIV in his first stop of his trip to Algeria - the monument of the martyrs Maqam Echahid - the Pope met in Algiers with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, at the Convention Center \u2018Djamaa el Djazair\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Algerian Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Pope Leo XIV showed special harmony and fraternity, especially in the need for justice, and in a \u201chospitality deeply rooted in the Arab and Berber communities, that sacred duty that we would like to find everywhere as a fundamental social value\u201d, thanked the Pope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Tebboune pointed out that Leo XIV is considered one of the greatest advocates of social justice, a value to which Algeria is deeply committed, and which is a cornerstone of its constitutions and national policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his response, the Catholic Pontiff shared that \u201cwithout Justice there is no authentic peace, which is expressed in the promotion of equitable and dignified conditions for all\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Enduring Legacy of St. Augustine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Algerian president described the Pope's visit as a historic event for the country, and welcomed him \u2018to this fertile land that saw the birth of Augustine of Hippo, his spiritual father and one of the most brilliant thinkers in history\u2019. \u2018St. Augustine remains a favorite son of this land\u201d.\".&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAugustine's enduring legacy can inspire the world today at such a delicate and decisive moment, and his voice has a special relevance that appeals to the conscience of all humanity,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260413T1022-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817491-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV listens to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during a meeting with Algerian authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Djamaa el Djazair convention center in Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026. (Photo OSV News\/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media).<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cThe Catholic Church also wishes to contribute to the common good of Algeria.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pope stressed that \u201cthe true strength of a country lies in the cooperation of all to achieve the common good. The authorities are not called to dominate, but to serve the people and their development\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, \u201cthe Catholic Church, with its communities and initiatives, also wishes to contribute to the common good of Algeria, strengthening its particular identity as a bridge between North and South, East and West\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mediterranean and Sahara, immense human treasures in their history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, the Pope referred to the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert, which \u201crepresent geographical and spiritual crossroads of enormous importance. If we delve into their history, free from simplifications and ideologies, we will find immense human treasures hidden there, for the sea and the desert have been places of mutual enrichment between peoples and cultures for millennia.\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaArgeliaMonumento-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People listen to Pope Leo XIV's speech at Maqam Echahid (Monument to the Martyrs) in the municipality of El Madania, in Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Guglielmo Mangiapane, pool via Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cLet's multiply the oases of peace!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His analysis has, however, provoked a strong lament: \u201cWoe to us if we turn them into cemeteries where even hope dies! Let us free these immense basins of history and future from evil! Let us multiply the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/news\/pope-leon-xivs-cry-and-dialogue-for-peace-intensifies\/\">oasis of peace<\/a>, Let us denounce and eliminate the causes of despair, let us fight against those who profit from the misfortune of others!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose who speculate with human life, whose dignity is inviolable, are illicit profiteers. Let us therefore unite our forces, our spiritual energies, every intelligence and resource that makes the earth and the sea places of life, encounter and wonder,\u201d the Pope said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leo XIV was in Algeria in 2004 and 2013.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the beginning of his speech, the Pope expressed his gratitude for the welcome, and added: \u201cYou know that, as a spiritual son of St. Augustine, I have already been to Annaba twice: in 2004 and 2013. I thank divine Providence for, according to its mysterious plan, it has arranged for me to return there as the Successor of Peter. I come among you as a pilgrim of peace, eager to meet the noble Algerian people.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWe are all one family\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are brothers and sisters,\u201d he added, \u201cbecause we share the same heavenly Father: the deep religious sense of the Algerian people is the secret of a culture of encounter and reconciliation, of which this visit of mine is also intended to be a sign. In a world full of conflicts and misunderstandings, let us meet and seek to understand one another, recognizing that we are all one family. Today, the simplicity of this awareness is the key to opening many closed doors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino-700x400.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PapaPresidenteargelino-600x343.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport in the Dar El Beida district of Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026 (Photo by OSV News\/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Country of peaceful coexistence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, described as \u201ccourageous\u201d the Pope's position on the Gaza tragedy, and \u201cin the commitment to the Palestinian cause,\u201d and \u201cwe join in his defense of peace in the Gulf region and for Lebanon,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFreedom, dialogue and peaceful coexistence, constitute the core of national coexistence. Algeria is a place of harmony, interaction and peaceful coexistence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the afternoon, the Pope visited the great mosque of Algiers, and a center of welcome and friendship of the Augustinian Missionary Sisters in Bab El Qued. And finally, the meeting with the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tuesday, St. Augustine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday is a day of special intensity centered on St. Augustine. The Pope visits the archaeological site of Hippo, a retirement home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and will hold a private meeting with members of the Order of St. Augustine, before celebrating Holy Mass in the Basilica dedicated to the Saint.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despu\u00e9s del llamamiento a la paz, al perd\u00f3n y la fraternidad entre los pueblos realizado por Le\u00f3n XIV en su primera parada del viaje a Argelia \u2013el monumento de los m\u00e1rtires Maqam Echahid\u2013, el Papa se ha reunido en Argel con las autoridades, la sociedad civil y el cuerpo diplom\u00e1tico, en en el Centro de 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