Pope prioritises world's fastest-growing Catholic region in major Africa tour

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Pope Leo XIV is undertaking an 11-day tour of Africa, starting Monday, to highlight the continent's growing importance to the Catholic Church. The trip, his second major foreign visit since being elected in May 2023, will address themes of peace, migration, and interreligious dialogue. The tour includes stops in 11 cities across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. Africa is home to over 288 million Catholics, representing more than a fifth of the global Catholic population, and is one of the Church's fastest-growing regions. The Pope's decision to begin in Algeria, a non-Catholic country, underscores its personal significance to him.

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The wide-ranging tour will include stop-offs in 11 cities in four countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

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More than a fifth of the world's Catholics are in Africa, some 288 million people, according to figures from 2024.

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The 11-day trip is Pope Leo's second major foreign visit since being elected in May last year.

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It is one of the fastest-growing regions for the Church.

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Pope Leo XIV wants to turn the world's attention to Africa.

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Algiers 40% Cameroon 50% Equatorial Guinea 50% Angola 50% Catholicism 60% Algeria ×260% Vatican ×270% Pope Leo ×280% Pope Leo XIV 90% Africa ×4100%

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