Archbishop Richard Moth has offered his prayers and support to Pope Leo XIV as he began an 11-day visit to cities in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
"We pray for Pope Leo XIV as he starts his Apostolic Journey in Africa. We continue to support his unstinting calls for peace and reconciliation across all areas of conflict.
"In my Easter message I said: 'Humanity is marked, scarred, by warfare and injustice - often instigated by greed and misguided power - bringing harm and death to so many and often the most vulnerable'. We must never become indifferent to war, violence and suffering.
"We pray for peace, justice and reconciliation across the world and we pray for the Holy Father."
