00:05We are going live to Africa, more specifically to Algeria, as the Pope Leo XIV continues his
00:11first apostolic journey in the African continent. He's currently, right now, we're seeing the live
00:15images in our screen. He's currently visiting the Mosque of Algiers, the Great Mosque of Algiers,
00:21one of the largest mosques that exists in the world, an iconic place, of course, for the Muslim
00:27religion. As we were saying, this is the first apostolic journey of Pope Leo XIV. In his
00:33pontificate, his first trip, he decided to go to Africa, a trip that will take over 11 days,
00:38where he will visit several cities, bringing a message of peace. The main purpose of this
00:45apostolic journey is to bring a message of peace, of reconciliation. He also made it clear that
00:51he's going to make a way, he's going to try to make it possible to find new ways of coexistence
00:58between both the Catholic and the Muslim religion in this clear movement that represents that action.
01:05The Pope visiting one of the greatest, one of the largest mosques that exists in the world,
01:08the Great Mosque of Algiers, here in the capital of Algeria. As we were saying, the first country
01:13that the Pope Leo XIV is visiting in this 11-day first apostolic journey. Now the 11-day visit combines
01:23pastoral encounters with Catholic communities, with the meetings also with political leaders and civil
01:29society, and symbolic gestures, as the one we are witnessing right now, of interreligious dialogue
01:35and reconciliation. As we were saying, the itinerary reflects a focus on peace, youth engagement, and
01:41a shared social mission across Africa. We're saying the Pope now holding talks with the leadership,
01:49with the religious leadership at this, we were saying, this Great Mosque in Algiers, the capital of
01:55Algeria, as they are holding conversations. Now this happens after the Pope previously, earlier,
02:05in the day, met with the president of Algeria, and after he was received by highest authorities at the
02:12international, at the international airport, at the Touhoude-Bountedienne International Airport,
02:19then as part of the work agenda of this first apostolic journey, they went on to exchange with different
02:26authorities and different society across the capital in different activities that were scheduled. Now as we
02:33were saying, the Pope, earlier to this visit to this Great Mosque, met with the president of Algeria,
02:40and also other representatives of government and civil society, and the diplomatic corps at the Yama
02:46Elda Sahir Conference Center, in a gesture that highlighted the importance of interreligious dialogue in the
02:53Muslim-majority country. Pope Leo XIV is also expected to hold meetings with members of the local Catholic
03:02community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, following, after the conclusion of this visit to the
03:10great apostolic, to this great mosque in Algiers. Now according to his travel itinerary on Tuesday,
03:18April 14th, the Pope, that belongs member of the Order of Saint Augustine, is also going to travel to
03:25Anaba, another area of Algeria. He is going to visit there the historic archaeological site of Hippo
03:31Regus, which is closely associated with Saint Augustine of Hippo, and later on he is expected to meet with
03:41the elderly that are carried by the Little Sisters of the Poor before celebrating a grand mass at the
03:48Basilica of Saint Augustine. We recall that this first apostolic journey which takes place over a
03:5511 days. He will visit four countries in Africa, Algeria being the first, and he will then continue
04:04on Wednesday, April 15th, he will continue to his apostolic journey, his first apostolic journey,
04:10traveling to Yunde, the capital of Cameroon, where he will continue with this important, as we were saying,
04:17the first apostolic journey of Pope Leo XIV in his pontificate, bringing a message of peace and
04:23interreligious coexistence, especially in the current context that the world is experiencing with the
04:29Middle East crisis following the war, the US-Israeli war against Iran, where the Pope has also expressed
04:37calls for immediate peace, for dialogue, for the respect of international law.
04:58Well, we're going to continue, as we were saying, we're going to continue monitoring this, the Pope Leo XIV first
05:05apostolic journey taking place in Africa, across four African countries, we're going to be following up
05:10as these activities continue to happen, and we'll have more updates on this important
05:15apostolic journey of the Pope Leo XIV in upcoming news briefs, so stay tuned with Telesur to have other
05:20latest information.
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