Pontiff makes first papal visit to country as he starts 11-day tour that will also include stops in Cameroon and Angola
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Algeria for the first papal visit to the country, ca…
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The pope will also visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his 11-day trip to the continent.
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