US EditionPope Visits Cameroon City Hit by Post-Vote Protest Deaths
More than 1 million people were expected at the mass as the pope urged Cameroon's leaders to curb corruption and abuses.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV celebrates a massive public mass at the 50,000-seater Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, marking the central event of his 11-day African tour.
- Political tension surrounds the visit, as Cameroonian authorities bloodily repressed protests against the disputed re-election of 93-year-old President Paul Biya six months ago.
- Clashing with President Donald Trump during his tour, Pope Leo XIV urged leaders to root out corruption, while Trump retorted the pontiff must understand a "nasty world."
- Over a million faithful gathered in Douala, while Leo on Thursday criticized those he described as "tyrants" and exploiters of the African continent during a speech in Bamenda.
- Leo departs for Angola on Saturday, continuing his 18,000-kilometre tour that previously included Muslim-majority Algeria and concludes in Equatorial Guinea.
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Pope to lead huge mass in Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
Tens of thousands of people streamed towards a stadium in Cameroon's economic capital Douala Friday for a huge, open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US…
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Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
Pope Leo XIV will give a giant mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.
After Bamenda, in the English-speaking northwest, where he dropped a dove for the return of peace, Pope Leo XIV set course Friday, April 17th on Douala. In the economic capital of Cameroon, everything is ready to welcome the sovereign pontiff. On the east penetrating, a road that has been under construction for nearly ten years, the works have accelerated in recent days. Several faithful and curious have spent the night on the esplanade of the J…
The day's program also included a visit to St. Paul's Catholic Hospital and an evening meeting with the academic community in Yaoundé. The Pope will fly from Yaoundé to Douala. Upon arriving at Japoma Stadium, the Pope will drive among the faithful in his popemobile and then preside over the Eucharist, which will be celebrated in the square adjacent to the stadium at 12:00 PM (Polish time). Local organizers and pastors are expecting up to two mi…
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