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News Algeria » Religion: Religious Freedom Failures in Algeria Must Be Addressed

News channel or source: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/10/religious_freedom_failures_in_algeria_must_be_addressed_149726.html

Published on: Saturday 09 September 2023

In 2022, after several years of Algerian authorities systematically raiding and closing Protestant churches; harassing and arresting Ahmadis, Sufis, Christians, and other religious “free thinkers”; ...

News Algeria » Religion: Pope Leo lands in Algeria for historic visit as he starts Africa tour

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/pope-leo-heads-to-algeria-as-he-starts-four-country-africa-tour?traffic_source=rss

Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope arrived in the capital Algiers at around 09:00 GMT on ...

News Algeria » Religion: In Algeria, Saint Augustine's city anticipates Pope Leo's visit

News channel or source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/national/in-algeria-saint-augustines-city-anticipates-pope-leos-visit/article_73337c8c-86b3-50ef-8213-ec1295a6e38a.html

Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

On Algeria's sparkling Mediterranean coast, the city of Annaba is teeming with excitement as the one-time home of Saint Augustine readies for the country's first visit by a Catholic pontiff. For the ...

News Algeria » Religion: Algeria archbishop welcomes pope visit as 'dream come true'

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/religion-and-spirituality/algeria-archbishop-welcomes-pope-visit-as-dream-come-true/ar-AA1X8dlo

Published on: Thursday 26 February 2026

Pope Leo XIV's newly announced visit to Algeria in April was welcomed as a dream come true by the archbishop of Algiers on Thursday. The trip will mark the first time a head of the Catholic Church has ...

News Algeria » Religion: Before Pope Leo Lands in Algeria, Advocates Want the World to Know What Christians Face There

News channel or source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/before-pope-leo-lands-in-algeria-advocates-want-the-world-to-know-what-christians-face-there

Published on: Monday 30 March 2026

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s expected visit to Algeria in April, advocates told the U.N. Human Rights Council that Christians there face laws that criminalize conversion and shutter churches. Participants ...

News Algeria » Religion: Bishop says Pope’s visit to show Christianity ‘an asset to Algeria’

News channel or source: https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2026/03/bishop-says-popes-visit-to-show-christianity-an-asset-to-algeria

Published on: Thursday 05 March 2026

As Pope Leo XVI prepares to visit Algeria, the Bishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud of Constantine says the Holy Father’s presence will demonstrate that Christianity “is an asset and not a danger” to ...

News Algeria » Religion: Algeria Television Freedoms

News channel or source: https://religionnews.com/2024/03/20/algeria-scolds-television-stations-for-ramadan-advertising-blitz-and-immoral-programming/algeria-television-freedoms/

Published on: Wednesday 20 March 2024

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News Algeria » Religion: In Algeria, Saint Augustine’s city anticipates Pope Leo’s visit

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/society-culture-and-history/religion-and-spirituality/in-algeria-saint-augustine-s-city-anticipates-pope-leo-s-visit/ar-AA20k72H