The Vatican has announced a packed early-2026 travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV, with trips to Monaco, Spain, and four African countries.

Pope Leo XIV will begin a 10-day visit to four African countries on 13 April, marking his first pastoral trip to the ...

The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV would make a 10-day trip to Africa in April ...

Pope Leo XIV will make a 10-day trip through Africa visiting four countries in a trip seen as significant to Catholics in the continent.

The Norwegian Trappist monk chosen to preach the Vatican’s Lenten retreat once called himself an atheist — and today is one ...

The Holy Father will undertake his first pastoral visit to the continent of Africa as pontiff April 13-23, beginning with a ...

The Vatican said peace and care for the poor will be central themes of the African journey, which will also bring him in the ...

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa from April 13-23, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, with the pontiff making his first major ...