Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday April 15, 2026 on the third day of his apostolic journey to Africa. (Alberto Pizzoli, Pool Photo via AP)
Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is his first major overseas trip of the year and will include 11 cities and towns.
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Dancers performs before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)Pope Leo XIV claps hands as he visits the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday April 15, 2026 on the third day of his apostolic journey to Africa. (Alberto Pizzoli, Pool Photo via AP)A woman kneels in prayer as Pope Leo XIV arrives at Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)People cheer as Pope Leo XIV arrives in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)Bishops wait for the start of Pope Leo XIV’s meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and his wife Chantal, meets with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Catholic faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)Pope Leo XIV arrives at Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV is greeted by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, left, at the Djamaa el Djazair Conference Center during a meeting with Algerian authorities, members of the civil society, and diplomatic corps in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV visits the archaeological site of Hippo, in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV departs after visiting the archaeological site of Hippo, in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ali)
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