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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Equatorial Guinea as Africa visit draws to a close

Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

The Holy Father has already visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola as part of his papal visit to the continent.

Pope Leo XIV met with civic leaders and cultural stewards in Equatorial Guinea on April 21, coming to the coastal African nation after traveling across much of the continent during his first papal visit there.

The Holy Fatherʼs two-day stay in Equatorial Guinea will cap his visit to Africa, during which he has visited and toured Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola.

During his first day in Equatorial Guinea, Leo met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo along with civil leaders and the countryʼs diplomatic corps.

He also visited with cultural leaders and with staff and patients at a psychiatric hospital in Malabo.

Hereʼs a look at Leoʼs activities during his first day in Equatorial Guinea:

Pope Leo XIV waves as he departs Angola at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves as he departs Angola at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo upon his arrival in the country on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo upon his arrival in the country on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV is greeted as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV is greeted as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds after arriving in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds after arriving in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV receives gifts during his meeting with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the presidential palace in Malabo on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV receives gifts during his meeting with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the presidential palace in Malabo on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV and Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo speak at the country’s presidential palace on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV and Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo speak at the country’s presidential palace on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV meets with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the presidential palace in Malabo on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV meets with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the presidential palace in Malabo on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds as he walks through Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds as he walks through Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds as he walks through Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds as he walks through Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV prays at St. Elizabeth Cathedral in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV prays at St. Elizabeth Cathedral in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV views a plaque underneath a statue in his honor during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV views a plaque underneath a statue in his honor during a meeting with the World of Culture at the León XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets an official at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets an official at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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