Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

Blessed are the peacemakers! But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

Arriving in Yaoundé on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV pressed Cameroon’s leaders to address corruption, setting the tone for a high-stakes visit.View on euronews

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.

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.

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

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.