Mozambicans set the stage for visit from Pope Francis Catholics in Maputo are busy carrying out the final preparations ahead of Pope Francis's visit to Mozambique. It comes as part of a week-long tour across three Indian Ocean African countries. Mozambique's government has spent 300,000 euros ($330,000) preparing for the pope's visit, according to the Foreign Ministry, including repair work carried out on Maputo's cathedral and improvements to the city's roads.