Luanda, Angola, Jan 13, 2026 (AFP) - Pope's Africa trip includes stop-off in Angola

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2026-01-13
Pope Leo XIV plans to make a trip to Africa soon, including to Angola, a Vatican representative announced on Tuesday in the Angolan capital, Luanda. The US-born leader of the world's Catholics, who was elected last May, has said he hopes to go to Algeria this year as part of a trip to the continent. It would be the first papal visit to Africa since Leo's predecessor, Francis, travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in early......
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