Vatican City, April 13, 2026 (AFP) - Pope Leo kicks off African tour under shadow of Trump's ire

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2026-04-13

Pope Leo XIV headed to Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of Africa, a major international trip that risked being overshadowed by criticism from US President Donald Trump. Leo will become the first ever leader of the world's Catholics to visit the Muslim country of Algeria, where he aims to help "build bridges between the Christian and Muslim worlds," the Archbishop of Algiers Jean-Paul Vesco told AFP. Yet just hours before he left......

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