Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria on Monday, becoming the first pontiff to travel to the North African country, in a trip focused on promoting dialogue between Christianity and Islam.
The visit marks the opening leg of an 11-day tour across four African nations, including Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, covering about 18,000 kilometres between April 13 and 23.
Algeria, where Islam is the state religion and the vast majority of the population is Muslim, has never hosted a pope, making the trip particularly significant for the…
