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PHOTOS: Highlights From Pope Leo XIV’s First Full Day in Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV departs Bamenda, Cameroon, after celebrating Mass at the regional airport on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

The Holy Father will ultimately spend several days in Cameroon before heading on to Angola and then Equatorial Guinea during his first apostolic journey to Africa.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Authorities in Cameroon to Invest in Youth

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by a young Catholic upon his arrival at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaoundé, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

On the first day of his trip to Cameroon, the Holy Father appealed to authorities to invest in young people calling youth the nation's 'greatest asset and a key to its future.'