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Pope Leo Condemns 'Tyrants' Ravaging the Earth
Pope Leo XIV leads a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP)
Pope Leo XIV blasted the "handful of tyrants" who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the Cameroon city of Bamenda, the epicenter of a separatist conflict. He called for a "decisive change of course" that leads away from conflict and the exploitation of the land and its people for military or economic gain. "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters!" [Full Story]
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