{"id":46880,"date":"2026-04-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/nieuws\/a-profound-experience-voices-from-africa-reflect-on-pope-leos-papal-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:00:00","slug":"a-profound-experience-voices-from-africa-reflect-on-pope-leos-papal-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/nieuws\/a-profound-experience-voices-from-africa-reflect-on-pope-leos-papal-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A profound experience\u2019: Voices from Africa reflect on Pope Leo\u2019s papal visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final moments of Pope Leo XIV\u2019s 11-day apostolic journey to Africa were more than the Eucharistic celebration<\/a> at Equatorial Guinea\u2019s Malabo Stadium<\/a>; they were a convergence of lived testimonies captured in one phrase: \u201ca profound experience of faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the packed event at the stadium on April 23, the Holy Father formally concluded his visit with Mass, closing a four-nation pastoral visit that took him to 11 cities in northern, central, and southern Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time has come for me to say farewell to Equatorial Guinea and also to Africa,\u201d Pope Leo XIV said at the end of the Mass, situating his departure within what he termed a grace-filled journey \u201cthat God has allowed me to make.\u201d<\/p>\n

He reflected on the significance of his April 13\u201323 encounters in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, stating: \u201cI carry from Africa an invaluable treasure of faith, hope, and charity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those who spoke to ACI Africa at the concluding Mass expressed a comparable assessment, also characterizing Pope Leo XIV\u2019s presence on the continent as a treasure.<\/p>\n

\u2018A profound experience of faith\u2019<\/h2>\n

For Father Jose Fernando Liso, 44, the defining takeaway lay less in the logistical success than in its spiritual benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it has been a profound experience of faith,\u201d he told ACI Africa, the sister service of EWTN News in Africa.<\/p>\n

Situating the events of the papal visit within the collective effort of the clergy, women and men religious, and the lay faithful, the parish priest of St. Anthony Abad Parish of the Archdiocese of Malabo<\/a> said the experience \u201chas involved fatigue, hard work, ups and downs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet for Liso its real significance will be measured in its aftermath, he said,\u00a0 emphasizing the virtue of responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe responsibility, the growth of our nation as a Church and of our nation as a whole, depends on the responsible decisions that each of us \u2026 make,\u201d he said, referencing a key theme he attributed to the Holy Father\u2019s broader reflections during his maiden trip to Africa as pope.<\/p>\n

Also at Malabo Stadium for the closing Mass was Maria Lourdes Ndong Esono, 57, who framed her experience through a recollection that links two papacies across decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were thrilled with the pope\u2019s visit; it couldn\u2019t have come at a better time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Esono recalled \u201cwalking from Malabo to the airport to see Pope John Paul II\u201d alongside her pregnant mother in February 1982 and expressing gratitude, adding: \u201cToday I got to see Leo XIV.\u201d<\/p>\n

Encouragement amid loss and uncertainty<\/h2>\n

For Sister Gertrude Ehizokhale of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, Pope Leo XIV\u2019s impact was both affective and pastoral.<\/p>\n

Having served in Equatorial Guinea for nearly two years, the native of Nigeria interpreted the papal visit through the lens of missionary presence and local context.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy because the pope came all the way from Rome to visit us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her reaction to the Holy Father\u2019s homily focused on its motivational dimension: \u201cHis words \u2026 really gave me that more encouragement.\u201d<\/p>\n

More specifically, she pointed to the pope\u2019s reference to the death<\/a>, in controversial circumstances, of Father Fortunato Nsue Esono, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Malabo, just days before the arrival of the Holy Father in Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n

For Ehizokhale, the pope\u2019s words of consolation and call for truth and justice at the beginning of his homily functioned as a stabilizing intervention. \u201cThat encouraged us \u2026 [who] were a bit discouraged,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

From the papal homily, she highlighted a call to generosity, \u201cnot to be attached to only to ourselves but to others also, learn to give\u201d as well as a preferential concern for the poor, which she interpreted as a source of consolation and the assurance \u201cthat we have God on our side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peace, joy, and national framing<\/h2>\n

Narciso Pedro Nsue, the president of Radio Maria Equatorial Guinea, situated the papal visit within a broader communicative and national context.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pope brings peace, joy, and hope to the entire country,\u201d Narciso told ACI Africa.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that Equatorial Guinea as \u201cthe only Spanish-speaking country in Africa,\u201d suggesting that the presence of Pope Leo XIV in his native country carries representational significance beyond strictly ecclesial boundaries.<\/p>\n

For 19-year-old Ricardo Bibang Bonsundi, a representative of the Bixi\u00f3 tribe who was at the stadium adorned in traditional attire, he attended \u201cto extend greetings and welcome to the people and to Pope Leo XIV.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was first published<\/a> by ACI Africa, the sister service of EWTN News in Africa, and has been adapted by EWTN News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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