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Cameroon, with the local community Thurs. April 16th, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F23%2F79%2F76ed9fbd4f8b8e357f3df8585eb9%2Fap26106428959801.jpg) Pope Leo XIV
visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump [Pope Leo XIV](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal) has arrived
Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community, April 16, 2026, on the fourth
Leo XIV in Cameroon for an open-air Mass, the biggest crowd so far during his 11-day Africa tour. Arriving in the economic city of Douala on Friday, the Pope reiterated his message
Leo XIV, who has criticised the US for waging war on Iran. On Friday, Trump told reporters that he has "a right to disagree with the Pope." Trump's comment came one day after
XIV stands at the microphone for his address, with a row of flags behind him. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4088x4088+1019+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2Fd0%2Fe5e0ef3d49349c16f5525072d9c7%2Fap26103448927215.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions
XIV “to stick to matters of morality” after an earlier [post on X](https://x.com/Pontifex/status/2042588417578668338) in which Leo denounced the US-Israel war in Iran. “God does not bless any conflict. Anyone
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
XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour to preach a message of justice and nonviolence. Addressing about 120,000 faithful in Douala, the Roman
Cameroon to Angola on Saturday, Leo also said [he has no interest](/news/2026/4/18/pope-leo-heads-to-angola-in-landmark-africa-visit-amid-trump-clash) in starting “a new debate” with the US president. ## ‘Waiting for pope’s blessing’ Many people who attended the Mass at Kilamba