In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism

Scritto il 18/04/2026
da Cláudio C. Silva and John Eligon

His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon on Thursday. He is scheduled to visit Angola on Saturday as part of his 10-day trip through Africa.