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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Winfield and Gerald Imray

INSANE: Pope wraps up cameroon visit with mass as he looks ahead to angola | Vintage Vibes

Cameroon Africa Pope - (2026 Copyright The Associated Press)

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Cameroon on Saturday with a Mass and looked ahead to Angola for the third leg of his four-nation African odyssey.

Leo celebrated Mass at the Yaounde Airport for thousands of people, including President Paul Biya — at 93 the world’s oldest leader. The jostling, joyful atmosphere underscored the joy the third pope to visit Cameroon has brought the former French colony, where around a third of the population is Catholic.

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