{"id":4414,"date":"2026-04-24T12:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/ro\/2026\/04\/24\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-returns-to-rome-after-africa-trip\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:50:22","slug":"photos-pope-leo-xiv-returns-to-rome-after-africa-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denmark.ewtn.io\/da\/2026\/04\/24\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-returns-to-rome-after-africa-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Returns to Rome After Africa Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV departed Africa and returned to Rome on April 23, concluding an 11-day visit to several countries that marked his first visit as pope to the continent. <\/p>\n<p>The Holy Father departed Equatorial Guinea after saying Mass at the coastal nation\u02bcs Malabo Stadium. He had earlier visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola throughout mid-April. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u02bcs a look at Leo XIV\u02bcs departure from Africa and return home: <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Catholics smile during Mass with Pope Leo XIV at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful during Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV greets a family during Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV holds the chalice aloft during Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Crowds pray the Mass with Pope Leo XIV at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV stands beneath a towering crucifix during Mass at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV views a statue of the Virgin Mother and Christ Child at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV participates in a farewell ceremony at the Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea before leaving the country to fly back to Rome at the conclusion of his 11-day Africa trip on April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Rome, following an 11-day trip in Africa, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard\/EWTN News<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane to Rome, Thursday, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Denne artikel blev oprindeligt udgivet af EWTN News English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-returns-rome-after-africa-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-returns-rome-after-africa-trip<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa. Pope Leo XIV departed Africa and returned to Rome on April 23, concluding an 11-day visit to several countries that marked his first visit as pope to the continent. 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