Mohale FM Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first major overseas trip of 2026 from April 13-23, visiting Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon—including a historic first-ever papal visit to Muslim-majority Algeria.
The Algeria leg carries deep personal significance for Leo, a member of the Augustinian order.
The Vatican announced yesterday that he will visit Algiers and Annaba, site of ancient Hippo where fourth-century St. Augustine—a major Church figure—lived and worked.
The visit aims to strengthen Catholic-Muslim dialogue in a nation where Catholics number only a few thousand among 47 million people.
