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April 22, 2026 : Pope Leo XIV continues his apostolic journey in Africa with a visit to Equatorial Guinea on April 21. On the journey there, he paid tribute to Pope Francis on the anniversary of his passing.
During his first day in Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo along with civil leaders and the countryʼs diplomatic corps. The pontiff delivered his first speech, encouraging the community to be “a city of peace.”
He then stopped to pray before the Blessed Sacrament at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Malabo, met with young people at the National University, and later visited patients at the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital.
The Holy Fatherʼs two-day stay in Equatorial Guinea will cap his visit to Africa, during which he has visited and toured Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola.
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