Pope Leo XIV. he will go on three foreign trips from March to June, during which he will successively visit Monaco, four African countries and Spain. The Vatican announced this on Wednesday, reports TASR with reference to the AFP agency.
- Pope Leo XIV. will take three foreign trips from March to June.
- He will visit Monaco, four African countries and Spain.
- The visit to Algeria will be focused on interreligious dialogue and has a symbolic meaning.
- In Cameroon and Angola, the Pope is likely to call for peace amid ongoing conflicts.
- In Barcelona, he will consecrate the highest tower of the Sagrada Família and visit the Canary Islands.
On March 28, the Pope will be the first to visit the Principality of Monaco, which according to the local constitution is officially a Catholic state. It will be Leo’s second foreign trip since May 2025, when he became the head of 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. From April 13 to 23, he will then visit four African countries – Algeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola.
Leo XIV will visit Muslim Algeria. the first time. This visit (April 13-15) will be particularly symbolic, as St. Augustine was born in the city of Tagaste (now Souk Ahrás) in today’s Algeria in the fourth century. According to the spirituality of this church teacher, the Order of St. Augustine was established in today’s Italy in the 13th century, in which the later Pope Leo XIV. still as Robert Prevost, he worked as general superior in the years 2001 – 2013.
The pope’s visit to Algeria, which will focus on interfaith dialogue, comes 30 years after the killing of seven French Trappist monks during the 1990s civil war. During his visit to Angola and Cameroon, where civilians continue to die due to ongoing violence, the Pope is expected to call for peace and dialogue.
The fourth foreign trip will take the Pope to Spain on June 6-12. According to the Vatican News website he will first visit the capital Madrid and then travel to Barcelona, where he will consecrate the newest and tallest tower of the Sagrada Família Basilica. He will then travel to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located off the coast of West Africa, which is a key point on the migration route to Europe.
