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Posted on April 13, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GooglePope Leo XIV, on the opening day of his Africa tour in Algeria, sharply denounced “neocolonial” breaches of international law and called for justice and solidarity, just hours after President Trump attacked him on Truth Social.
ALGIERS, April 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo criticized violations of international law by 'neocolonial' world powers in a forceful speech on Monday during an Africa tour, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump's direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.
The first U.S. pope urged leaders in Algeria on the first day of a four-nation tour to build a society based on principles of justice and solidarity.
"Today, this is more urgent than ever in the face of continuous violations of international law and neocolonial tendencies," Leo said.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee Writing by Robbie Corey-Boulet Editing by Bate Felix)
Pope Leo criticized violations of international law and neocolonial tendencies by world powers in a speech in Algeria.
Pope Leo made his speech on Monday, April 13, during the first day of a four-nation Africa tour.
He urged leaders to build a society based on justice and solidarity in response to ongoing international law violations.
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a direct attack on Pope Leo hours before the Pope's speech.
He delivered the speech in Algiers, Algeria.
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