{"id":77308,"date":"2026-04-08T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77308"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:54:44","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-will-not-travel-to-the-united-states-in-2026-vatican-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-will-not-travel-to-the-united-states-in-2026-vatican-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Le\u00e3o XIV n\u00e3o viajar\u00e1 para os Estados Unidos em 2026, diz o Vaticano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 2026, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said Sunday, denying circulating reports that the pontiff might make an apostolic trip to his native country.<\/p>\n

A U.S. visit had been anticipated by some American Catholics ahead of the country\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence on July 4, 2026.<\/p>\n

At the same time, papal travel elsewhere is taking shape. Local church authorities in Africa have said Leo will visit several countries on the continent \u2014 with Angola and Equatorial Guinea among the destinations publicly confirmed by local authorities, and Cameroon also widely anticipated as part of the itinerary \u2014 with timing broadly described as after Easter.<\/p>\n

In South America, Peruvian bishops have said the pope will visit the country \u2014 where he previously served as a bishop \u2014 later this year, with local church leaders pointing to a timeframe in November or early December.<\/p>\n

A visit to Spain is also expected this summer, with Spanish church authorities indicating stops including Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n

Popes have visited the United States multiple times, beginning with Pope Paul VI\u2019s October 1965 trip, which included a visit to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

St. John Paul II traveled to the U.S. on several occasions, first visiting in October 1979 with stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Chicago, and Washington, where he met then-President Jimmy Carter. Among his later visits, he returned in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations and made his final U.S. trip to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1999.<\/p>\n

Pope Benedict XVI also visited the United States, traveling in April 2008. During that trip, he marked his 81st birthday on April 16 at the White House with President George W. Bush, and he later visited New York, including a time of prayer at Ground Zero in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.<\/p>\n

The most recent pope to visit the United States was Pope Francis, who traveled there from Sept. 22\u201327, 2015. During the visit, he went to Washington, D.C., where he canonized Jun\u00edpero Serra and addressed the U.S. Congress. He then traveled to New York, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, before concluding the trip in Philadelphia, where he presided over events marking the close of the Eighth World Meeting of Families.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 2026, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said Sunday, denying circulating reports that the pontiff might make an apostolic trip to his native country. 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