US EditionPope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour
Leo ended the 10-day trip after 25 speeches and a final Mass that drew tens of thousands, while Trump attacked his criticism of world leaders.
- Pope Leo XIV concluded his 11-day, four-nation African tour on Thursday with a final Mass in Equatorial Guinea, ending one of the newsiest papal trips in modern history.
- Throughout the trip, Leo adopted a forceful speaking style, warning that the world's richest threaten peace and decrying violations of international law by 'neocolonial' global powers 'being ravaged by a handful of tyrants.'
- President Donald Trump attacked the Pope as 'terrible' on April 12, in response to Leo's criticisms of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran; Leo stated he would 'keep raising his voice' despite the criticism.
- An estimated 30,000 people gathered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea's stadium for the final liturgy, drenched by a powerful rainstorm before the Pope departed for Rome on Thursday evening.
- Aboard his flight to Rome, the Pope held a news conference and clarified that his tour speeches were written weeks ago and were 'not aimed directly at Trump.
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After a ten-day journey that led him to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, the pope answered journalists' questions on the plane back to Rome.
He said so on the plane that brought the pontiff back to Rome, after his 18,000-kilometer tour of four African countries arrived at dusk, and called for "a new culture of peace" to replace the resort to violence whenever conflicts arise. "
The head of the Catholic Church, who took off on Thursday 23 April from Equatorial Guinea after ten days in Africa, distinguished himself with more political speeches than at the beginning of his pontificate. Drawing a vision of the world opposed to that of his most visible contemptor, the American president.
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