Pope Leo to visit four African countries in April
This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.
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"When the Pope visits a country, especially countries in crisis like ours, it is also to give hope to the people, especially people who are suffering."
— Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo , Other
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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo is the Archbishop of Kinshasa and President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
Cardinal Robert Prevost is a cardinal in the Catholic Church who has previously visited several African countries.
Pope Leo XIV is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.
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