Pope Leo XIV is cheered by faithful on the occasion of his visit to a nursing home, in Saurimo, Angola, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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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Before celebrating Mass, Pope Leo XIV Leo joins in with children to help release into the sky balloons tied in the shape of a rosary, at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, on the tenth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV waves as he departs after the Holy Mass at the Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Faithful cheer for Pope Leo XIV during his meeting with young people and families at the stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, flanked by Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, right, is welcomed by Archbishop Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé, left, and Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Pope Leo XIV, right, receives a guard of honour as he departs for Rome, marking the end of his visit to Africa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Faithful attend Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the airport in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Inmates stand in the rain as they listen to Pope Leo XIV speak during a visit to the prison in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, on the final leg of his four-nation African tour. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, framed by a bust dedicated to him, delivers his speech as he meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)People wait for Pope Leo XIV in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV arrives at the esplanade in front of the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, in Muxima, Angola, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Faithful wait for Pope Leo XIV at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sifth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV listens to a girl as he arrives at the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima in Luanda, Angola, for a meeting with bishops, priests, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers Monday, April 20, 2026, on the eighth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at the Japoma Stadium, in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026, on the fifth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A woman with her child attends Pope Leo XIV’s meeting with University students and professors at the Catholic University of Central Africa, in Yaounde Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda, Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, frees a white dove at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A woman prays during a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, background, arrives in procession with cardinals and bishops to celebrate a Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)People wait for Pope Leo XIV in Bamenda, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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)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 wait for Pope Leo XIV in Bamenda, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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)Garments featuring printed images of Pope Leo XIV are on display in a tailor’s shop ahead of the Pope’s visit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)A man walks past a mural of Pope Leo XIV in Luanda, South Africa, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)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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