Enthusiastic reactions are emerging from the various countries that Pope Leo XIV will visit in the coming months, after the journeys were officially announced by the Holy See Press Office on Wednesday, February 25. His first visit will be on March 28 to Monaco; he will then embark on a ten-day journey from April 13 to 23 with 11 stops across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, before a week-long journey to Spain from June 6 to 12, which includes Madrid, Barcelona, the Canary Islands, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
In Algeria, the bishops say they are “overjoyed,” while in Cameroun the papal visit is being described as a “sign of hope” amid political and social difficulties, with preparations already underway to guarantee a safe and smooth visit.
From Spain comes a wave of “joy” and “gratitude,” along with assurances of a “warm” welcome. The same is true in the Principality of Monaco, where both the royal family and the local Church emphasize the “honor” of this “historic moment”: the first visit of a reigning Pope to the small city-state.
