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Pope heads to Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting

Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting ![Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech

Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

speech in the main lecture hall of the university, which was founded by Pope Boniface VIII in 1303. [![Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral

Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war.

Pope Leo XIV has delivered striking remarks in Cameroon, condemning global leaders who, he said, are "ravaging the world" by spending billions on war. The comments come amid a growing public [dispute with President Trump

Pope Leo XIV says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ as US bishops express support

Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv) has said that the world is being “ravaged by a handful of tyrants” who spend billions on war, in comments that will be seen as another sharp escalation

Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump

XIV](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal) has arrived in the African nation of Cameroon, pressing forward with calls for peace and coexistence that have attracted the ire of United States President Donald Trump. The first pope from

Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash

XIV is set to arrive in Angola on the third leg of a landmark African tour that has unfolded alongside an escalating war of words with [United States President Donald Trump](/news/2026/4/16/pope-leo-decries-world-ruled-by-tyrants-after-trump-attacks) over the Middle