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 2023.
“I would like to inform you that the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, intends to travel to the African continent, and that Angola is also on the itinerary for this trip,” Apostolic Nuncio Kryspin Dubiel told a news conference.