{"id":4133,"date":"2026-04-16T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/fr\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-algeria-and-cameroon-on-africa-trip\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:20:40","slug":"photos-pope-leo-xiv-algeria-and-cameroon-on-africa-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-algeria-and-cameroon-on-africa-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Algeria and Cameroon on Africa Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Holy Father spent several days touring Algeria and meeting with Catholics and religious leaders before heading south to the Cameroonian capital of Yaound\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here is a look at the pope\u02bcs activities in both Algeria and Cameroon:<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV watches a performance by children at the Notre Dame d\u2019Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV greets a child at the Notre Dame d\u2019Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV poses with religious sisters at the Notre Dame d\u2019Afrique Kindergarten, run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity, near Algiers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV speaks to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at Houari Boumediene International Airport before departing Algeria, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV boards the papal airplane at Houari Boumediene International Airport while departing Algeria, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by a young Catholic upon his arrival at Yaound\u00e9-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV is given a ceremonial greeting upon arriving at Yaound\u00e9-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV greets crowds after landing at Yaound\u00e9-Nsimalen International Airport in Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV speaks with Cameroon President Paul Biya at the Presidential Palace in Yaounde, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV meets with clergy and Cameroonian officials at the Presidential Palace in Yaound\u00e9, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV speaks to clergy and Cameroonian officials at the Presidential Palace in Yaound\u00e9, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV speaks to children at the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaound\u00e9, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Children pray with Pope Leo XIV at the Ngul Zamba Orphanage in Yaound\u00e9, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n

Follow the Live Updates of Pope Leo\u2019s Trip in Africa available at EWTN News.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on EWTN News in English.<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-continues-papal-trip-in-algeria-cameroon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Holy Father spent several days touring Algeria and meeting with Catholics and religious leaders before heading south to the Cameroonian capital of Yaound\u00e9. 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":4132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vatican"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewtnafrique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}