Pope Leo, in Algeria, blasts ‘neocolonial’ conflicts after Trump criticism
Pope Leo XIV addresses Algeria’s political leaders at the cultural centre of the Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair), where he criticised violations of international law by “neocolonial” world powers, in Mohamadia, Algiers, on April 13, 2026.
Pope Leo blasted violations of international law by “neocolonial” world powers in a forceful speech on Monday during an Africa tour, hours after US President Donald Trump’s direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.
Leo is travelling to Africa “as a witness to the peace and hope that the world so ardently desires,” he told political leaders in Algeria, his first stop on a whirlwind four-nation trip.
