On the ground: Pope Leo arrives in Algiers to start Africa tour
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“Pope Leo arrives in Algiers to start Africa tour”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by multiple Wikipedia entries (List of pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV and Visits by Pope Leo XIV to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea) stating he visited Algeria starting April 13, 2026. This is further corroborated by three independent web search results reporting his arrival in Algiers to begin an 11-day tour of Africa.
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— Since his election on 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made three international trips outside Italy, during which he has visited seven countries. His visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_trips_made_by…
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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— Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23, 2026. This trip was this pope's third trip outside of Italy and first to Africa since his election in May 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visits_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Alge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visits_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Alge…
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