{"id":58452,"date":"2026-04-12T22:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=58452"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:05:48","slug":"algerias-supreme-islamic-council-pope-leo-xivs-visit-a-historic-milestone-for-peace-and-coexistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=58452","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Supreme Islamic Council: Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s Visit a Historic Milestone for Peace and Coexistence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Algeria&#8217;s Supreme Islamic Council, Mabrouk Zid El Khir, has described the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Algeria as an exceptional milestone reflecting a shared commitment to consolidating values of peace and coexistence among peoples.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to dzwatch, Zid El Khir stated that &#8216;Algeria, by hosting the Supreme Pontiff, evokes its long history shaped by successive civilizations and a human heritage built on coexistence, tolerance, and the defense of peace \u2014 making it a bridge of communication and a voice for the oppressed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the visit&#8217;s motto &#8216;Peace Be Upon You&#8217; as expressing &#8216;a deep philosophy of peace, now a civilizational necessity to preserve nations and protect values of goodness and cooperation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The official also noted the visit carries a profound diplomatic dimension, with Algeria and the Vatican jointly presenting &#8216;a model of international relations built on wisdom,&#8217; while its humanitarian aspect serves as &#8216;a reminder to stand beside oppressed peoples and uphold justice worldwide.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Zid El Khir further emphasized the visit&#8217;s spiritual-historical ties to Saint Augustine, born on Algerian soil, affirming that Algeria &#8216;remains a source of noble values and a symbol of respect, tolerance, and solidarity.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Algeria&#8217;s Supreme Islamic Council, Mabrouk Zid El Khir, has described the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Algeria as an exceptional milestone reflecting a shared commitment to consolidating values of peace and coexistence among peoples. Speaking exclusively to dzwatch, Zid El Khir stated that &#8216;Algeria, by hosting the Supreme Pontiff, evokes &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}