Front row, from left, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, first lady Constancia Mangue Nsue Okomo, and Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang attend a Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)