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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Departs Cameroon, Journeys to Angola

Cameroonian first lady Chantel Biya looks on as Pope Leo converses with President Paul Biya before departing Cameroon on April 18, 2026.

The Holy Father will spend several days in Angola before finishing his trip in Equatorial Guinea.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Angola to ‘Remove the Obstacles to Integral Human Development’

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on April 18, 2026. President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço was in attendance, along with other dignitaries.

The Pontiff urged the country to reject exploitative models of development and place the common good above particular interests.

US Embassy to the Vatican: Nigerian Christians Are Being Targeted

Left to right: Steven Wagner, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Father Moses Iorapuu, and Ambassador Brian Burch speak at a conference on religious persecution in Nigeria on April 17, 2026, in Rome.

Ambassador Brian Burch described the situation in Nigeria as a 'conflict between radical Islamic groups and Christians because of their faith.'

Pope Leo XIV Says Debate With Trump Is ‘Not in My Interest at All’

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

En route from Cameroon to Angola, the Pope said his mission in Africa is pastoral and rejected suggestions that his recent remarks were aimed at President Donald Trump.

Dancing the Theology of the Body

Couples dance as instructor Sharon Boies looks on.

Accompanying couples with the teachings of John Paul II, one class at a time.