Pope Leo begins 10-day tour of four African countries

Pope Leo XIV has embarked on an 11-day, four-nation pastoral visit to Africa. The 70-year-old pontiff will take 18 flights, visiting 11 towns and cities across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni described the ambit..

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Pope Leo has embarked on a significant 10-day tour of four African nations: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. This extensive trip marks one of the longest periods the Pope has spent outside the Vatican.

The tour includes eight public Masses, with an estimated 600,000 people expected in Douala, Cameroon, and 200,000 in Luanda, Angola.
Pope Leo will meet with civil authorities, visit prisoners, and engage in interfaith dialogue, notably visiting the Great Mosque of Algiers.
Central themes of the journey include peace, care for the poor, interfaith dialogue, and the family, with the Pope following in the footsteps of St. Augustine.

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