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Pope Leo takes Africa tour to Angola as Trump feud drags on

Altar servers lead a night vigil on the fifth day of Pope Leo’s 11-day visit to Africa in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Altar servers lead a night vigil on the fifth day of Pope Leo’s 11-day visit to Africa in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Pope Leo slams AI abuse after Trump’s Jesus post

Pope Leo XIV waving to the crowd from the Popemobile as he arrives to lead a Mass in Douala on April 17, the fifth day of his 11-day visit to Africa.
Pope Leo XIV waving to the crowd from the Popemobile as he arrives to lead a Mass in Douala on April 17, the fifth day of his 11-day visit to Africa.

Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo’s Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a holy Mass for peace and justice at Bamenda airport in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a holy Mass for peace and justice at Bamenda airport in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries ‘handful of tyrants’ ravaging the world

Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards a plane bound for Bamenda where he will attend a meeting for peace and hold a holy Mass, at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards a plane bound for Bamenda where he will attend a meeting for peace and hold a holy Mass, at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Pope, attacked again by Trump, tells Cameroon 'rich and powerful' threaten peace

Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, during an apostolic journey to Africa, on April 15, 2026.     ALBERTO PIZZOLI/Pool via REUTERS
Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, during an apostolic journey to Africa, on April 15, 2026.     ALBERTO PIZZOLI/Pool via REUTERS

Pope Leo's visit revives priest's hopes for peace in anglophone Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed upon his arrival at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport to begin his apostolic journey to Cameroon, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed upon his arrival at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport to begin his apostolic journey to Cameroon, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Cameroon separatists declare three-day ceasefire for papal visit

Pope Leo XIV addresses journalists during the flight heading to Algiers on April 13, 2026. Pope Leo XIV embarks today on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/Pool via REUTERS
Pope Leo XIV addresses journalists during the flight heading to Algiers on April 13, 2026. Pope Leo XIV embarks today on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/Pool via REUTERS

Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says

A drone view of the houses destroyed and heavily damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Korosten, Zhytomy region, Ukraine April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
A drone view of the houses destroyed and heavily damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Korosten, Zhytomy region, Ukraine April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Cameroon approves role of vice president to 93-year-old Biya

FILE PHOTO: Cameroon President Paul Biya attends the Paris Peace Forum, France, November 12, 2019.   REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Cameroon President Paul Biya attends the Paris Peace Forum, France, November 12, 2019.   REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

Australia savour goal glut before World Cup but squad depth questions remain

Lucas Herrington of Australia heads the ball in the FIFA Series 2026 match between the against Curacao at AAMI Park in Melbourne on March 31, 2026.
Lucas Herrington of Australia heads the ball in the FIFA Series 2026 match between the against Curacao at AAMI Park in Melbourne on March 31, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.