{"id":45669,"date":"2026-04-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/nieuws\/algerian-christians-encouraged-by-pope-leos-visit-after-church-closures\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:00:00","slug":"algerian-christians-encouraged-by-pope-leos-visit-after-church-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/nieuws\/algerian-christians-encouraged-by-pope-leos-visit-after-church-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Algerian Christians \u2018encouraged\u2019 by Pope Leo\u2019s visit after church closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christians in Algeria say they are hoping Pope Leo XIV\u2019s visit will be what \u201cleads to change\u201d as they have recently faced a massive spike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-10\/2024%20Algeria%20Country%20Update.pdf\">church closures<\/a> and Christian arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo is visiting Algeria April 13\u201315 for the first part of his African papal trip. The pope\u02bcs presence has been \u201cwidely viewed by the Christian community as a success,\u201d Kelsey Zorzi said in an April 14 interview with \u201cEWTN News Nightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zorzi, director of global advocacy at <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/kelsey-zorzi\">Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a>, discussed religious freedom in Algeria and the government\u02bcs move to stop the spread of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gp8ppEotVfI\" title=\"Embedded content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlgeria is 99% Muslim; less than 1% of the population is Christian,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So for many years, Christians and Muslims have been living side by side. Muslims have been hearing the Gospel and steadily converting to Christianity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of 2017, there were 50 thriving Protestant evangelical churches operating across the country, and these churches were growing, and the government took note of this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo combat what it perceived as an increasing threat,\u201d the government \u201cstarted enforcing an old 2006 ordinance that required the association of Protestant churches to be licensed,\u201d she said. \u201cThese associations tried numerous times to apply for a license, but the government has refused to this day to acknowledge these applications or to grant the licenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they have shut down, over the course of the last nine to 10 years, almost 50 churches across the country,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>The government has claimed the closures were due to problems including safety permits and zoning laws, but Zorzi said \u201cthese claims are a mere pretext, and the government\u02bcs actual motivation is to stop the spread of Christianity in Algeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the nation, there has been &#8220;a long history of pretextual and manipulative tactics that have been used to keep the churches closed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u02bcve seen the government allege that some of the churches have building code violations, and after these alleged violations are remedied, the government still refuses to reopen the churches,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The government also has asked \u201cthe Evangelical Association to meet to discuss the license, and when the invitation for these meetings arrives, it\u02bcs often for a date that has already passed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2>Pope Leo\u2019s visit to Algeria<\/h2>\n<p>The pope met with the president of Algeria on April 13, \u201cand we are hearing he did raise the issue of the Protestant church closures as well as the criminal charges that are being brought against pastors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo also said Mass where the archbishop of Algiers &#8220;pointed out that the Christian community in Algeria is comprised of several denominations&#8221; and he &#8220;specified that several Protestant church leaders were present at the Mass,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pope visited the eastern portion of the country, which is where St. Augustine lived, and planted an olive tree as a symbol of peace,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Protestant community\u02bcs general sense of the pope\u02bcs visit has been highly positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u02bcre very encouraged and they\u02bcre hoping that this might be the thing that leads to change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians in Algeria say they are hoping Pope Leo XIV\u2019s visit will be what \u201cleads to change\u201d as they have recently faced a massive spike in church closures and Christian arrests. 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