Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

"Reject every form of abuse or violence, which deceives by promising easy gains but hardens the heart and makes it insensitive."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"When simulation became normal, people lost touch with reality."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounters and dialogue. In this way polarisation, conflict, fear and violence spread."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"The relentless pursuit of raw material and rare earths."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"Reject every form of abuse or violence, which deceives by promising easy gains but hardens the heart and makes it insensitive."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"Proclaiming the Risen Jesus means leaving signs of justice in a suffering and oppressed land."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"I hope that the visit could be a sign of consolation in their lives."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"to communicate everyone’s desire to find peace, not a peace of indifference, not a peace that takes away the richness of differences, but a peace that is born when we recognize that we are all brothers and sisters, all creatures of the One alone, all called to respect the dignity of all."

— Pope Leo XIV , Other

"The Pope greeted each person individually and listened to the words of welcome and thanks addressed to him by those present."

— Matteo Bruni , Other