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Presiding over the Mass in Yaoundé concluding his visit to Cameroon, Pope Leo encourages everyone to persevere in the peace of Christ, which is always with them to help them through life's tumult and tribulations.
Jesuit Refugee Service is one of the humanitarian organizations providing critical aid to forcefully displaced people in Cameroon, where armed conflict, climate change and aid cuts have compounded the struggles of millions of people. As Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Journey brings renewed attention to the region, JRS reflects on the challenges and hopes for refugees in Cameroon.
On the fifth day of his Apostolic Journey across Africa, Pope Leo celebrates Mass for 120,000 people in Douala, and tells university students in Yaoundé to cultivate “holy restlessness”.
Upon returning to the Apostolic Nunciature, Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of Cameroon’s major superiors and religious congregations, encouraging religious men and women to live consecrated life in communion with dioceses where they serve and in service to those most in need.
Young people share their hopes for the future during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Speaking with members of the Catholic University of Central Africa, the Pope highlights the university’s role in forming future leaders and professionals who will have the responsibility to work for the common good in their own society and around the world.
Pope Leo XIV makes a private visit to St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, visiting and praying with patients, families, and hospital staff.
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a wide-ranging message, urging national renewal grounded in respect for human life, ethical leadership, and social justice.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Douala on his third day in Cameroon, and urges young people to reject every form of abuse or violence and to always show hospitality and care for one another.
In relation to technocracy and digitalization, students are experiencing increasing mental health issues and isolation. By combining psychological listening and her religious experience, Sr. Kakali, a sister of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls in Purgatory, accompanies young people in their journeys of healing.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami decries that services provided by the Catholic Church for unaccompanied minors will be forced to shut down after the US government strips its funding.
Our Editorial Director recalls the teachings of the Popes on nuclear weapons since the atomic bombings of Japan in August 1945.