Pope making first papal visit to Algeria to launch Africa trip and honor locally born St. Augustine
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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)A banner showing a photo of Pope Leo XIV and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Annaba, eastern Algeria, Saturday, April 11, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit. The banner in Arabic reads, "Let's live in peace and harmony." (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)People sit outside the Church of Notre Dame d'Afrique, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit, in Algiers, Algeria, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)A view of the church of Notre Dame d'Afrique, ahead of a Pope Leo XIV visit, in Algiers, Algeria, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)A man sits inside the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, eastern Algeria, Saturday, April 11, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)
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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)