Pope Leo XIV has led a peace meeting in Cameroon's northwestern city of Bamenda, which is part of a region battered by a separatist violence.

At a peace gathering in Bamenda’s Cathedral, the Pope praised interreligious solidarity and urged a 'true conversion' away from war.

Pope Leo XIV chastised those who use religion for military and political gains during an address in Cameroon after sparring with President Trump over the war with Iran. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military,

Pope Leo XIV preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict considered one of the world’s most neglected crises.

Reflecting on the visit to Algeria, the Pope described it as 'a wonderful opportunity to continue building bridges and promoting dialogue.'

Pope Leo XIV made a vigorous call for peace on a visit Thursday to a "bloodstained" region of Cameroon that has been gripped by an English-speaking separatist conflict for nearly a decade. Cameroon's two anglophone regions have suffered almost a decade of armed violence following attempts to secede from the rest of the mostly French-speaking central African country.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged Cameroon ’s government to root out corruption and resist “the whims of the rich and powerful”, in a forceful speech given in the presence ‌of president Paul Biya, who has led the country since 1982.

Pope Leo, on tour in Africa, delivered a speech that could escalate his feud with Trump. It comes a day after the president shared a fresh AI Jesus image.