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

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

"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 ...

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 ...

More than 120,000 people have joined Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon for an open-air Mass, the biggest crowd so far during his ...

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