Bishop says Pope’s visit to show Christianity ‘an asset to Algeria’

As Pope Leo XVI prepares to visit Algeria, the Bishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud of Constantine says the Holy Father’s presence will demonstrate that Christianity “is an asset and not a danger” to Algeria.

In an interview with Crux Now, the Church leader discusses the deep connection to Saint Augustine that unites the Pope with the nation, the daily realities faced by Christians who are “one in a thousand,” and their hopes for a future where their presence is seen as a “wealth, not a danger.”