Pope Leo heads to Africa for first major foreign tour

Pope Leo XIV will embark on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea starting Monday, marking his first international trip since becoming pontiff last year. He will be the first pope to visit Algeria, where he will meet President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and pray in a chapel dedicated to priests and nuns killed during the civil war. In Cameroon, he is expected to call for peace and reconciliation in a country affected by nearly a decade of conflict.