Seven of the 19 Trappist monks who were martyred at Tibhirine monastery in Algeria. Pope Leo’s election on May 8, 2025, coincided with the commemoration of the Blessed Martyrs of Algeria. Among them are the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine, murdered in 1996, thirty years ago. Pope Leo will pay tribute to the 19 martyrs who were killed in this mostly Muslim nation. We reprint part of Luca Attanasio’s…
