Richard Torrenzano is CEO of a global strategic communications firm. He is a Knight of Malta, a Knight Grand Cross, a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a Knight of the Teutonic Order.
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;" class="full_width_image"><img style="width: 624px; max-width: 100%;" src="https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/publ… style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="
This story appears in the Leo XIV in North and Central Africa feature series. View the full series.
![https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/publ…](https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/public/2026-04/20260413T0540-POPE-AFRICA-ARRIVAL-1817422.JPG"/></div></div><h2><a){kind=link}
Join the Conversation
Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more
Aboard the papal plane — April 13, 2026
<p>Pope Leo XIV told reporters en route to Algeria that he has "no fear of the Trump administration," hours after President Donald Trump lodged a <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/trump-attacks-pope-leo-incendiary-social… attack</a> on the pontiff via social media.</p><p>"I don't want to get into a debate with him [Trump]," the U.S.-born pope told Reuters on the two-hour flight from Rome to Algiers April 13.
<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/pope-leo-issues-fiery-plea-peace-pray… Leo issues fiery plea for peace at prayer vigil: 'Enough of war!' </a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Justin McLellan</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', s
Secondary 550 Ad
Huy Vu is a Redemptorist priest serving as pastor of Santa Catalina Catholic Church in Tucson, Arizona, where he finds joy in preaching, storytelling and walking with people in their everyday faith. Born in Vietnam and raised in the U.S., he enjoys good food, good conversations and daily walks with his dogs Watson and Bentley, all of which help him notice the quiet ways God shows up in ordinary life.
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;" class="full_width_image"><img style="width: 624px; max-width: 100%;" src="https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/publ… style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" hre
![https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/publ…](https://www.ncronline.org/files/styles/email_newsletter_full_width/public/2026-04/20260326T1118-FRANCE-BAPTISM-NUMBERS-2026-1815860%20RESIZE.jpg"/></div></div><h2><a){kind=link}