Equatorial Guinea

In the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Leo XIV struck a more measured tone.

“Today, Africa is called to contribute significantly to the holiness and missionary character of the Christian people,” the pope said.

Pope Leo was greeted with cheers from the people attending the Mass, many of whom were dressed in the Vatican’s white and yellow colors.

Pope Leo told inmates at a correctional facility in Equatorial Guinea that “no one is excluded from God’s love” and “God never grows tired of forgiving.”

MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in the second-largest Catholic Church in Africa April 22, telling Catholics in the oil-rich nation that “the future of …

“I primarily come to Africa as a pastor … to be with and to celebrate with, to encourage and accompany, all of the Catholics throughout Africa.”

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope …

“It’s important for us to get the message out that Western Christianity is fundamentally African, in the way that Eastern Christianity is fundamentally Greek.”

A Vatican spokesman described the ambitious trip as “one of the longest stretches of time that the pope has been outside the Vatican.”