US EditionPope Leo to hold peace meeting in Cameroon amid Trump attacks
The pope will preside over an interfaith peace meeting as separatist fighters announce a 3-day ceasefire and the conflict has killed more than 6,000 people.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV travels to Bamenda, Cameroon's English-speaking epicenter of separatist conflict, to preside over a peace meeting at St. Joseph's Cathedral and celebrate open-air Mass.
- Hostilities in Cameroon's two English-speaking regions have killed more than 6,500 people and displaced over 500,000 since 2017, rooted in colonial divisions that marginalized English speakers after independence.
- In a forceful speech on Wednesday, Leo urged President Paul Biya to break the "chains of corruption," calling for human rights protections and warning that "security is a priority, but it must always be exercised with respect for human rights."
- Separatist factions declared a three-day "safe travel passage" before Leo's arrival, with spokesperson Lucas Asu of the Unity Alliance saying the pause "reflects a deliberate commitment to responsibility, restraint and respect for human dignity."
- Following the Bamenda peace meeting, the pontiff will travel Friday to Douala for a stadium Mass expected to draw nearly 600,000 people before departing for Angola on Saturday, April 18.
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On his trip to Africa Leo XIV makes a detour to the northwest of Cameroon, where thousands have been killed since 2017. In principle, he will - without naming names.
Pope Leo promotes peace, condemns 'tyrants' ravaging the world during Cameroon visit
He delivered a peace message in Bamenda, Cameroon, amid a long-standing separatist conflict. Cameroonians celebrated his visit, hoping it will draw global attention to the violence affecting the region.
The pope has made a stop today in the Anglophone region of the South-West of Cameroon, the scene of a forgotten war that has also provoked thousands of deaths, destruction and more than a million refugees in this region of Africa. In the meeting for peace with the local community the pontiff encouraged those who work for reconciliation by opposing them to the lords of the war: "Let's look into the eyes: we are already an immense people."
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Pope arrives in epicenter of Cameroon's separatist conflict to preach message of peace
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace. The city is the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one of the world’s most neglected crises. Leo…
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