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

EWTN Having visited Algeria April 13-15 and Cameroon April 15-18, Pope Leo XIV now visits Angola April 18-21 and Equatorial ...

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon has expressed gratitude to Pope Leo XIV, praising ...

Pope Leo sought to downplay his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying reporting about comments he has ...

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

Pope Leo XIV used a speech to students and teachers in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé on Friday to deliver his sharpest warning ...

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight ...

Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned that the AI boom could fuel “conflict, fear and violence” while on a trip to Cameroon marked by ...

Pope Leo's calls for peace, justice, and anti-corruption resonate in a nation marked by poverty and past conflict ...