Pope Leo’s historic four-nation trip to Africa

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Claire Giangravè, Vatican correspondent for Religion News Service, about Pope Leo XIV’s tour through four countries in Africa.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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