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7 powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV spent 11 days in Africa from April 13–23 and visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome after 11-day papal trip

The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa.  Pope Leo XIV departed Africa
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea on April 23, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News.

Pope to Equatorial Guinea: ‘Carry on the mission of Jesus’ first disciples with joy’

At his final Mass in Africa, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to proclaim the Gospel with passion and
Pope Leo XIV looks out the window of the papal plane en route to Mengomeyén, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with families, says Mass in Equatorial Guinea

The Holy Father is wrapping up his papal trip to the African continent after visiting multiple countries there.
Pope Leo XIV greets a patient at the Jean-Pierre Olié Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 21, 2026. | Credit: AIGAV Pool

Pope Leo XIV at psychiatric hospital: ‘God loves us just as we are’

The pontiff, in Equatorial Guinea, said Christian charity means welcoming the vulnerable with dignity. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea —
Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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

The Holy Father has already visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola as part of his papal visit to the
Pope Leo XIV with Archbishop Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé of Malabo at the Leo XIV Campus of the National University of Equatorial Guinea on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Universities must seek truth and form the whole person

At the inauguration of a new campus named in his honor in Equatorial Guinea, the pope urged the
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 in Equatorial Guinea warns against profaning God’s name through domination

Pontiff said the Church’s social doctrine offers guidance for confronting inequality, resource exploitation, war, and technological upheaval.MALABO, Equatorial
Pope Leo XIV greets an elderly woman during his visit to a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s eighth day of his apostolic journey to Africa. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media.

Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola

After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Leo proceeded to the site
Pope Leo XIV listens to residents during his visit to a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’

Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country.SAURIMO, Angola
Pope Leo XIV venerates an image of Mary before leading the faithful in the rosary at the Marian shrine of Mama Muxima in Kimbaxe, Angola, on April 19, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s seventh day of his apostolic visit to Africa. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV holds a sculpture at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets with students, visits hospital, holds stadium Mass in Cameroon

The Holy Father continues his third day in Cameroon before traveling to Angola on April 18. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV greets 120,000 people gathered at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, for a papal Mass on April 17, 2026. | redit: George Wirnkar/ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon: The Eucharist sustains us amid fear, suffering

The pope celebrated Mass in French in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, during the second leg of
Pope Leo XIV departs Bamenda, Cameroon, after celebrating Mass at the regional airport on Thursday, April 16, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first full day in Cameroon

The Holy Father will ultimately spend several days in Cameroon before heading on to Angola and then Equatorial
Pope Leo XIV leads a meeting for peace and reconciliation at St. Joseph Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, on April 16, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon urges Christians and Muslims to heal wounds of conflict

At a peace gathering in Bamenda’s Cathedral, the pope praised interreligious solidarity and urged a “true conversion” away
Pope Leo XIV visits Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on April 15, 2026. | Credit: George Wirnkar/ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV to orphaned children in Cameroon: ‘God is present’

“Wherever there is misery, suffering, or injustice, God is present,” the pope said in a meeting with orphaned
A religious sister greets Pope Leo XIV at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV continues papal trip in Algeria, Cameroon

The Holy Father spent several days touring Algeria and meeting with Catholics and religious leaders before heading south
Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane flying from Algeria to Cameroon on April 15, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon for second leg of Africa trip

Reflecting on the visit to Algeria, the pope described it as “a wonderful opportunity to continue building bridges
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed to Cameroon by President Paul Biya on April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope in Cameroon: Peace ‘cannot be decreed: It must be embraced and lived’

The second stop on Leo’s Africa trip is Cameroon, a country marked by conflict, yet whose civil society
Pope Leo XIV meets with fellow Augustinians in Annaba, Algeria, on April 14, 2026. | Credit: Order of St. Augustine, Africa

Pope Leo XIV meets Augustinians in Annaba in fraternal visit

The pope shared lunch with the local Augustinian community after visiting Hippo’s ruins and a home run by
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, April 13, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Algeria during his first papal trip to Africa

The Holy Father is scheduled to visit four African countries throughout mid-April. Pope Leo XIV toured several major
Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome for Algeria on April 13, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV departs for Algeria, beginning third apostolic journey

The 10-day Africa trip will take the pope to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. Pope Leo XIV
The flights for Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News.

Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey

The papal plane set to fly Pope Leo XIV from Turkey to Lebanon on Sunday is one of

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