Overview
- Léon XIV, who landed in Luanda on Saturday, condemned a profit‑driven “logic of exploitation” that he said produces social and environmental disasters and urged leaders not to fear dissent.
- At Friday’s Douala mass in Cameroon, the Vatican counted about 120,000 attendees as the pope warned that artificial intelligence can fuel polarization, conflict, fear and violence.
- Speaking to reporters during the Saturday flight from Yaoundé, he said recent Africa speeches were drafted before President Trump’s attacks and added that engaging in a back‑and‑forth is not his aim.
- An AFP review published Friday found viral posts false that claimed he urged Americans to demand President Trump’s removal, noting the cited video called for peace without naming the United States or Trump.
- The visit now moves to a large open‑air mass in Luanda and a stop at Muxima, a major pilgrimage site, in a country with vast oil wealth where about one‑third of people live in poverty.