The Holy Father spent several days touring Algeria and meeting with Catholics and religious leaders before heading south to the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé.
A religious sister greets Pope Leo XIV at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV finished the first leg of his papal trip to Africa on April 15, wrapping up meetings with Catholics and local religious and civic leaders in Algeria before heading south to Cameroon.
The Holy Father will spend several days in Cameroon before heading on to Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his first apostolic journey to Africa. The trip is scheduled to last through April 23.
Here is a look at the popeʼs activities in both Algeria and Cameroon:
Pope Leo XIV watches a performance by children at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets a child at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV poses with religious sisters at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at Houari Boumediene International Airport before departing Algeria, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at Houari Boumediene International Airport before departing Algeria, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV boards the papal airplane at Houari Boumediene International Airport while departing Algeria, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV is greeted by a young Catholic upon his arrival at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaoundé, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV is given a ceremonial greeting upon arriving at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaoundé, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds after landing at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport in Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV meets with Cameroon President Paul Biya at the Presidential Palace in Yaounde on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images
Pope Leo XIV speaks with Cameroon President Paul Biya at the Presidential Palace in Yaounde, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV meets with clergy and Cameroonian officials at the Presidential Palace in Yaoundé, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to clergy and Cameroonian officials at the Presidential Palace in Yaoundé, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to children at the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaoundé, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Children pray with Pope Leo XIV at the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaoundé, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
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Vatican City, Nov 3, 2017 / 11:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his prayer video for November Pope Francis prays for the Church in Asia, that despite challenges it may continue to be a source of peace and dialogue between religions.
“On this continent, where the Church is a minority, the challenges are intense,” the Pope says in the video.
“Let us pray that Christians in Asia may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding especially with those of other religions.”
Released Nov. 3, the video shows people of different religions and countries from throughout Asia. It also shows scenes of life in Asia, including the celebration of Mass.
“The most striking feature of Asia is the variety of its peoples who are heirs to ancient cultures, religions and traditions,” the Pope says.
Because of this variety, dialogue becomes an “essential part of the mission of the Church” in Asian countries, he pointed out.
The Pope’s prayer for Asia comes just a few weeks ahead of his Nov. 27 – Dec. 2 pastoral visit to Burma and Bangladesh.
The Catholic population in both countries is very small. In Bangladesh less than three percent of the population is Catholic, and in Burma it’s less than one percent.
In addition to being a minority religion in itself, the Church in these countries is also made up of people from a variety of ethnic minority backgrounds as well.
His visit is expected to focus on peace and coexistence, especially amid persecution of minorities.
An initiative of the Jesuit-run global prayer network Apostleship of Prayer, the Pope’s prayer videos are filmed in collaboration with the Vatican Television Center and mark the first time the Roman Pontiff’s monthly prayer intentions have been featured on video.
The Apostleship of Prayer, which produces the monthly videos on the Pope’s intentions, was founded by Jesuit seminarians in France in 1884 to encourage Christians to serve God and others through prayer, particularly for the needs of the Church.
Since the late 1800s, the organization has received a monthly, universal intention from the Pope. In 1929, an additional missionary intention was added by the Holy Father, aimed at the faithful in particular.
Pope Francis at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Dec. 7, 2022. / Vatican Media
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Impressive photos. Faith in the Divine is very much alive in the hearts and minds of the Africans.
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Impressive photos. Faith in the Divine is very much alive in the hearts and minds of the Africans.