{
    "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:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/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>This article was originally published by EWTN News English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <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. The Holy Father departed Equatorial Guinea after saying Mass at the coastal nation\u02bcs [&hellip;]<\/p>",
        "protected": false
    },
    "author": 26,
    "featured_media": 4413,
    "comment_status": "open",
    "ping_status": "open",
    "sticky": false,
    "template": "",
    "format": "standard",
    "meta": {
        "footnotes": ""
    },
    "categories": [
        12
    ],
    "tags": [],
    "class_list": [
        "post-4414",
        "post",
        "type-post",
        "status-publish",
        "format-standard",
        "has-post-thumbnail",
        "hentry",
        "category-vatican"
    ],
    "_links": {
        "self": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4414",
                "targetHints": {
                    "allow": [
                        "GET"
                    ]
                }
            }
        ],
        "collection": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"
            }
        ],
        "about": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"
            }
        ],
        "author": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"
            }
        ],
        "replies": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4414"
            }
        ],
        "version-history": [
            {
                "count": 0,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4414\/revisions"
            }
        ],
        "wp:featuredmedia": [
            {
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4413"
            }
        ],
        "wp:attachment": [
            {
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4414"
            }
        ],
        "wp:term": [
            {
                "taxonomy": "category",
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4414"
            },
            {
                "taxonomy": "post_tag",
                "embeddable": true,
                "href": "https:\/\/ewtnromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4414"
            }
        ],
        "curies": [
            {
                "name": "wp",
                "href": "https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}",
                "templated": true
            }
        ]
    }
}