Pope Leo sets out on a 10-day visit to Africa on April 13. He will visit four countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa comes at a moment of deep global tension, as wars, inequality and religious divisions intensify. Visiting countries marked by colonial history and modern conflict, the pope is expected to project a message of unity that rejects an 'us versus them' worldview.

The pope’s planned visit to a Catholic chapel in Angola that was connected to the slave trade is seen as a symbolic moment by some Africans

The International Society for Civil Rights and Rule of Law, Intersociety has condemned the exclusion of Nigeria from Pope Leo’s ongoing visit to some

Pope Leo’s Africa visit offers a powerful historical reminder of the continent’s foundational role in shaping the early church.

As Pope Leo XIV visits, Africa’s often interrelated crises of armed conflict, poverty and displacement have been worsened by the withdrawal of development and humanitarian aid by the United States and other donor nations.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Cameroon’s young people to resist the temptation of corruption and instead work to serve the common good as he celebrated a mass before thousands of people in one of the largest expected turnouts of his 11-day,