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The pontiff did not specifically name the president during his speech in Cameroon. He sharply criticized those who manipulate religion “for their own military, economic or political gain.”

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In Cameroon, Pope Leo assails ‘tyrants ravaging’ world amid Trump row

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Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars […]

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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’

'They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education, and restoration are nowhere to be found,' says the Pope

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African Catholics recoil at Trump's spat with Pope Leo

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Pope Leo denounces war spending and global ‘tyrants’

Pope Leo XIV criticised global leaders for fuelling wars and exploiting religion as he delivered a message of peace in Cameroon, days after renewed attacks from US President Donald Trump. Speaking in the city of Bamenda, at the centre of a long-running separatist conflict, the pope said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” and called for a shift away from violence and economic exploitation. Leo addressed a gathering at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, where religious leaders fro...