by Justin McLellan | Vatican News

Nearly a year into a pontificate largely anchored in Rome, Pope Leo XIV is preparing to launch a sweeping series of international trips that will carry him across Africa, to Spain and to the tiny principality of Monaco.

The pope will travel first to Monaco on March 28, the Vatican announced Feb. 25. After Easter, he will undertake a 10-day tour of Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April 13-23, and he will make four stops in Spain from June 6-12.