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Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and his wife Chantal, meets with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and his wife Chantal, meets with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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People seen at the St. Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit in Bamenda, Cameroon, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

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This picture, taken Tuesday, April 14, 2026, shows the front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as “outrage”, “shock attack”, “insult”, and Trump’s schism”. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV visits the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP via Pool.)

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Pope Leo XIV visits the archaeological site of Hippo, in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and his wife Chantal, meets with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Algiers’s “Houari Boumédiène” International Airport on April 15, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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People seen at the St. Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit in Bamenda, Cameroon, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

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2026 Papal Trip to Africa

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People greet Pope Leo XIV upon his arrival in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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