2026 Papal Trip to Africa

Communities across the continent are pressing the Church to take a clearer stand on the human and environmental cost of mining.

Flying over the west coast of central Africa on April 21, Pope Leo XIV paused to honor his predecessor on the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, remembering the Argentine …

SAURIMO, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV traveled to the heart of Angola’s diamond country April 20, urging the tens of thousands gathered at the papal Mass in the …

Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of Angolan Catholics in praying the rosary April 19 at southern Africa’s most visited Catholic shrine.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in Angola on Sunday, urging them to find renewed hope in the Eucharist and the Risen Christ.

Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda, beginning a three-day visit to a country that is home to 20 million Catholics.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of his 11-day …

In clear, direct language, the pope spent his time in Cameroon denouncing violence, corruption and exploitation, while calling for reconciliation and credible leadership.

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on Catholic universities to help form …

“Today your feet are standing on the soil of Bamenda that has drunk the blood of many of our children,” Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda told the pope.