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Pope Leo XIV's African Tour: Peace, Prayer, and Unity

3/18/2026

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Pope Leo XIV will embark on a four-nation African tour from April 13–23 to focus on Christian-Muslim relations and victims of violence.
In Algeria, Pope Leo XIV will meet local authorities and Catholics.
In Cameroon, he will lead a peace meeting in Bamenda amid conflict.
In Angola, a predominantly Christian nation, he will visit and pray.
In Equatorial Guinea, he will meet inmates and commemorate 2021 explosion victims.

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Pope Leo XIV will embark on a four-nation African tour from April 13–23 to focus on Christian-Muslim relations and victims of violence.
In Algeria, Pope Leo XIV will meet local authorities and Catholics.
In Cameroon, he will lead a peace meeting in Bamenda amid conflict.
In Angola, a predominantly Christian nation, he will visit and pray.
In Equatorial Guinea, he will meet inmates and commemorate 2021 explosion victims.