Pope Leo to visit mosque and call for peace during landmark Africa tour

Nicole Winfield,Ope Adetayo,Mark Banchereau and Gerald Imray

March 17, 2026

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Pope Leo to visit mosque and call for peace during landmark Africa tour

The pope will tour a mosque and meet Catholic faithful in Algeria

Throughout Pope Leo’s travels, he will meet with local bishops, celebrate Masses for the faithful, and hold private discussions with the four nations’ leaders, two of whom have been in power for decades (Associated Press)

Leo is set to lead a ‘peace meeting’ in Cameroon

Pope Leo will visit the capital, Yaoundé, the country’s economic hub, Douala, and Bamenda, a major city in the North-West region (Associated Press)

A large Catholic community awaits Leo in Agola

The pope's trip to Angola will take him to a former Portuguese colony in southern Africa that is overwhelmingly Christian — The pope’s trip to Angola will take him to a former Portuguese colony in southern Africa that is overwhelmingly Christian (Associated Press)

The pope will visit three dioceses in Equatorial Guinea

Leo’s final stop is in Equatorial Guinea, which has one of the largest proportions of Catholic populations in Africa (Associated Press)

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Pope Leo to visit mosque and call for peace during landmark Africa tour

The pope will tour a mosque and meet Catholic faithful in Algeria

Leo is set to lead a ‘peace meeting’ in Cameroon

A large Catholic community awaits Leo in Agola

The pope will visit three dioceses in Equatorial Guinea

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