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Leo XIV appeals for press freedom, praises anti-abuse advocacy

Church in Africa

An election poster with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Soweto, South Africa, April 22, 2024. (Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP.)

Freedom is not solely a liberation from structural injustice, South African priest

Apr 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda, Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, frees a white dove at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Cameroon bishop says Pope Leo’s visit could be a turning point for war-ravaged country

Apr 25
Ngala Killian Chimtom

At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources say

Apr 13
Dyepkazah Shibayan and Haruna Umar

Members of the Nigerian army provide security during an event in Minna, Nigeria, Dec. 22, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Nigerian court convicts more than 300 in mass terrorism trial

Apr 12
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.)

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

Apr 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV at his weekly General Audience in the Vatican on Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s Africa odyssey will showcase roots, growth and challenges

Apr 11
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope’s Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges

Apr 10
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026 (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

Apr 10
Associated Press

A woman and young girl displaced from Boko Haram attacks push a cart in Dikwa, Borno province, north east Nigeria, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed during an assault on a base in the northeast

Apr 10
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Children leave school in Dschang, Cameroon, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Robert Bociaga/AP.)

The Pope Effect: How a papal visit is sparking an infrastructure ‘miracle’ in Cameroon

Apr 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Leo XIV appeals for press freedom, praises anti-abuse advocacy

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May 3
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Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating

May 3
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