Pope visiting Equatorial Guinea prison in spotlight after US migrant deportations - AP News

Pope visiting Equatorial Guinea prison in spotlight after US migrant deportations  AP News

Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest Catholic Nations

As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out.

By Ruth Maclean

Pope Leo urges Africans to stay and 'serve your country' instead of migrating as displacement climbs

Pope Leo XIV urged African youth to stay and improve their own countries rather than migrate, speaking to university students in Cameroon's capital.

Pope Leo denounces ‘colonisation’ of minerals on final leg of Africa tour

Pope Leo arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday on the fourth and final leg of his Africa journey, and denounced the “colonisation” of Africa’s minerals and the “lust for power” in a country whose repressive leader has been in office since 1979. Adoring crowds in the largely Catholic country lined the road from the airport into the administrative capital, Malabo, cheering the first pope to visit since St John Paul II in 1982. Wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, Leo thrilled the flag-waving...

By Associated Press

Pope calls for 'law and justice' on Equatorial Guinea visit

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday urged Equatorial Guinea to place itself "in the service of law and justice", on the first day of his visit to the authoritarian country, which is one of the most closed-off states in Africa and regularly accused of human rights abuses. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.

By FRANCE24

Pope Leo pays tribute to ‘great gift’ Pope Francis on first anniversary of his death

Pope Leo XIV has paid tribute to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death

By Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo decries inequality on whirlwind last day of Africa tour - The Straits Times

Pope Leo decries inequality on whirlwind last day of Africa tour  The Straits Times

Let natural riches be a blessing for all says pope

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 22 - Pope Leo XIV said at a Mass in Equatorial Guinea Wednesday that natural riches should be a blessing for all. During the Mass in the mineral-rich area of Mongomo, the pope once again called for a fair distribution of resources. "The Creator has endowed you with so many natural riches: I urge you to cooperate so that they may be a blessing for all. "May the Lord help you to increasingly become a society in which each person, according to their different responsibilities,...

By ANSA

QC students back Pope’s call for peace through paper cranes

MANILA, Philippines — A parish in Quezon City is showing its support for Pope Leo’s call for an end to the Middle East conflict by making 1,000 paper cranes. On Tuesday, students from public and private schools gathered at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Project 8, Quezon City, to work on the

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Vatican vs. Evangelical Zionism: New politics of faith and force

The deepening divide between Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump represents a historic clash between political realism and ethical universalism. A significant fracture ha...

From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised'

The pope decried what he called the 'colonization' of the Earth's oil and mineral resources.

Pope to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour

On his Africa tour, Pope Leo XIV will visit a prison in Equatorial Guinea known for its squalid conditions and speak out against inequality and injustice. Read More: https://punchng.com/pope-to-visit-prison-on-final-leg-of-africa-tour/

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Pope visiting Equatorial Guinea prison in spotlight after US migrant deportations - Naharnet

Pope visiting Equatorial Guinea prison in spotlight after US migrant deportations  Naharnet