Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, 17 April 2026.

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"Africa needs to be freed from the scourge of corruption," Leo said, taking aim at a graft-riddled mining industry where foreign powers -- China foremost among them -- reap the riches of the continent ...

Pope Leo XIV continued his papal trip in Africa on April 17, holding Mass in Japoma Stadium in Cameroon, visiting a Catholic ...

Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments.

Pope Leo XIV has presided over his largest Mass during his trip to Africa, with more than 100,000 people turning out for a ...

Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.

In a powerful display of moral leadership, Pope Leo XIV was greeted by an ocean of 120,000 faithful at Japoma Stadium on ...

Large crowds gathered outside a stadium in Douala, Cameroon’s biggest city and economic hub, for a mass with Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon's largest city on April 17, urging "beloved children of ...