Pope Leo XIV heads to Algeria, first stop of African tour
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Vatican City – Pope Leo XIV begins an 11-day tour of Africa on Monday, his first major international trip since becoming pontiff and the first ever by a leader of the world’s Catholics to the Muslim country of Algeria.
Leo is due to depart Rome Monday morning on the papal plane for the Algerian capital of Algiers, a trip aimed at continuing to “build bridges between the Christian and Muslim worlds,” the Archbishop of Algiers Jean-Paul Vesco told AFP.
Before meeting with
Leo is due to depart Rome Monday morning on the papal plane for the Algerian capital of Algiers, a trip aimed at continuing to “build bridges between the Christian and Muslim worlds,” the Archbishop of Algiers Jean-Paul Vesco told AFP.
Before meeting with
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