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- Courtney Mares, OSV News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an address delivered inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, a 19th-century church on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the city of Algiers, the Pope praised the 19 religious men and women beatified in 2018 who died during the Algerian civil war of the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was precisely the love for his brothers and sisters that inspired the testimony of the martyrs<\/a> we have commemorated,\u201d the Pope said. \u201cIn the face of hatred and violence, they remained faithful to charity to the point of sacrificing themselves alongside many other men and women, Christians and Muslims.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sisters Mia, Kelly and Cindy await Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the Algerian community on April 13, 2026, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Algeria. Kelly, 12, affirmed that \u201cJesus is the best part\u201d of being Catholic (OSV News\/Courtney Mares photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

9,000 Catholics and Sunni Muslim majority<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The visit marks a momentous occasion for this North African country, where Catholics number fewer than 9,000 in a predominantly Sunni Muslim nation of more than 45 million people. Pope Leo XIV described the Church's role in Algeria as a \u201cdiscreet and valuable presence.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside the basilica, in the pouring rain, stood a 19-year-old Catholic convert who shared with OSV News how, having grown up in a Muslim family, he was baptized in 2024 despite his family's opposition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said he was inspired by the miracles of the Church, particularly the Marian apparition of Our Lady of Zeitoun in Egypt. As an active member of the local Catholic community, he volunteered to help with the Pope's visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pope Leo XIV and the rector of the Grand Mosque of Algiers, Mohammed Al-Mamoun Al-Qasimi Al-Hassani, during his visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair), in Mohamadia, Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026. (Photo OSV News \\\/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the Great Mosque of Algiers: respecting each other and living in harmony<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prior to his arrival at the Basilica, the Pope visited the Great Mosque of Algiers<\/a>. \u201cThrough this place of prayer, through the search for truth, including study and the ability to recognize the dignity of every human being, we know - and today's meeting is proof of this - that we can learn to respect each other, to live in harmony and to build a world of peace,\u201d he commented spontaneously in Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pope Leo XIV prays during a meeting with the Algerian community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Simone Risolutie, Vatican Media).
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Our Lady of Africa Basilica, a sign of the desire for peace and unity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inside the Catholic basilica Our Lady of Africa, Pope Leo sat under the apse mosaic with an inscription in French that translates as, \u00abOur Lady of Africa, pray for us and for the Muslims.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, told the Pope that the vast majority of people who cross the threshold of the basilica are Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Madame l'Afrique,\u2019 as she is often called here, is engraved in the heritage of Algeria and in the hearts of Algerians,\u201d the cardinal said in French. \u201cThe inscription that welcomes them, \u201cpray for us and for Muslims,\u201d expresses the maternal vocation of Mary for all humanity, and the vocation of this basilica, which hosts so many cultural and religious events, and gathers so many confidences and moments of intimate prayer.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech inside the basilica, Pope Leo, also speaking in French, said, \u201cThis very basilica is a sign of our desire for peace and unity.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communion between Christians and Muslims<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt symbolizes a Church of living stones, where communion between Christians and Muslims takes shape under the mantle of Our Lady of Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the event, people waited outside in the pouring rain while the basilica was completely full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those present at the basilica was Father Jean Fernandes Costa, rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Algiers, who described the local Catholic Church as very small and \u201cvery diverse in terms of nationalities and cultures.\u201d He added that the community serves \u201cas a sign of the universality of the Church in a non-Christian society.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazilian parish priest, dialogue with Algerian society<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He has been in Algeria for seven years, he told OSV News, serving the Archdiocese of Algiers not only as pastor of the cathedral, but also as chaplain to university students from sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a very particular situation, since we are immersed in a predominantly Muslim society and we must constantly adapt to this reality,\u201d said the priest, a Brazilian member of the Shalom Catholic Community. \u201cDialogue with Algerian society has gradually developed through welcoming visitors to our small churches and through our service to the poorest.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Fernandes affirmed that, for local Catholics, the papal trip to Algeria is \u201ca great gift from God for this small Church, which never imagined a papal visit so early in his pontificate and at the beginning of his apostolic journey to Africa. It is also a sign of hope for the future of this small community\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sister Brigitte Zawadi, of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of the many religious who filled the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, in Algiers, Algeria, in anticipation of Pope Leo XIV's visit for his meeting with the Algerian community on April 13, 2026. (Photo OSV News\/Courtney Mares)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Missionary in the D.R. of Congo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Among those attending the event was Sister Brigitte Zawadi, a member of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who has been serving as a missionary in Algeria for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI work with students from many African countries, some of them from Algeria,\u201d he told OSV News. \u201cFor me, it's a very special mission.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great witnesses to the faith in North Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his address, Pope Leo XIII highlighted the great witnesses to the faith, both ancient and modern, in North Africa, where St. Augustine was a bishop in the 4th century. He cited the writings of St. Charles de Foucauld, the French hermit and missionary canonized by Pope Francis in 2022, who lived in Algeria among the Tuareg people of the Sahara before his martyrdom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also mentioned Brother Luc, the elderly doctor-monk of the Trappist community of Notre-Dame de l'Atlas in Tibhirine, Algeria, whose story was portrayed in the acclaimed 2010 French film \u00abOf Men and Gods.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before his martyrdom, when offered the opportunity to flee from potential danger at the cost of abandoning his patients, Brother Luc simply replied: \u201cI want to stay with them\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Augustinian Sisters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hours earlier, the Pope paid a private visit to the Augustinian Missionary Sisters of Bab El Oued to honor two of their members, Sister Esther Paniagua Alonso and Sister Caridad Alvarez Martin, who were killed in 1994 while on their way to Mass. Both are among the 19 martyrs beatified in 2018. Their congregation continues to serve the local community through education and social work aimed at children, youth and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his address in the basilica, Pope Leo prayed in a side chapel dedicated to St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine, which also contained the cross of the Tibhirine monastery and an icon of the martyrs of Algeria, where the Pope lit a candle in prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman during a meeting with the Algerian community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Simone Risolutie, Vatican Media).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geography of Algeria, vast Sahara Desert<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his message to the local Catholic community, Pope Leo XIII reflected on Algeria's geography as a spiritual metaphor, pointing to the vast Sahara desert that dominates much of the country's territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the desert, no one can survive alone,\u201d he said. \u201cThe hostile environment dispels any presumption of self-sufficiency, reminding us that we need each other and we need God.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evening meeting included an eclectic mix of hymns and multiple testimonies, including the words of a missionary and a Muslim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt's a real honor to meet the Pope.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rakel Anzere, 26, a Pentecostal Christian from Kenya studying in Algeria, shared with the Pope her experience participating in the ecumenical Taiz\u00e9 prayers with other students in Algeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt's a real honor because I get to meet the Pope in person and also speak on behalf of ... what our experience has been like here in Algeria as Christians,\u201d Anzere told OSV News before his testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that it is evident to him that Pope Leo \u201ccarries the people of Africa in his heart\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting at the basilica was the Pope's last public act of the day before returning to the apostolic nunciature, where he will meet privately with the bishops of Algeria. On April 14, the Pope is scheduled to travel to Annaba and the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Hippo, where he will celebrate Mass in the Basilica of St. Augustine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Algerian leg of his journey is the first stop of an ambitious papal tour<\/a> of 18 flights and 11,000 miles through four African nations: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, which will run through April 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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- Courtney Mares is Vatican editor for OSV News. Follow her on X @catholicourtney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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