VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria — the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation. The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead for the US pontiff, who was elected last year, including to Spain and Monaco. But the official trip to Algeria, which will see Leo visit Algiers and Annaba from April 13 to 15, will be particularly symbolic. Algeria is the birthplace of the fifth-century St Augustine and the pope belongs to the Augustinian order, which […]... Keep on reading: Pope lines up trips to Central Africa, Algeria, Spain, Monaco