Following a second social media attack from US President Donald Trump, Pope Leo XIV, on his tour of Africa, reiterated his call for peace, emphasizing the importance of respect and dialogue between different communities. His remarks, made during his journey from Algeria to Cameroon, highlighted the possibility of peaceful coexistence despite diverse beliefs and practices.
Pope Leo renewed his call for peace following a second social media attack from US President Donald Trump this week. This combination file photos show on left, US President Donald Trump , in the Oval Office of the White House, on Feb 2, 2018, in Washington and on right, Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, on Aug 6, 2025.
Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Speaking on his flight from Algeria to Cameroon for the second leg of a whirlwind 10-day Africa tour, the first US pontiff urged respect for all people and said his travels so far had shown the importance of pursuing dialogue between different communities. "Although we have different beliefs, we have different ways of worshipping, we have different ways of living, we can live together in," said the pontiff, referring to his two days in mostly Muslim Algeria, where the Catholic Church is a small minority.Pope Leo XIV is welcomed upon his arrival at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport to begin his apostolic journey to Cameroon, in Yaounde, Cameroon, Apr 15, 2026. 's tour, doubled down in a social media post late on Tuesday, despite widespread backlash from US Christians across the political spectrum.arrived on Wednesday in the Cameroon capital Yaounde, where Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute kissed his hand after he descended from the papal plane. The two men then walked down a red carpet lined with Cameroonian clergy in black robes and a brass band dressed in white.in his first 10 months but in recent weeks has become an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war with Iran.He referenced the writings of one of his spiritual influences, St. Augustine of Hippo. He said the saint, who died in the year 430, had a vision"to seek for unity among all peoples and respect for all peoples, in spite of the differences".is expected to appeal for an end to the simmering conflict in the country's English-speaking regions and will travel to the largest Anglophone city on Thursday. A separatist alliance said on Monday it would observe a three-day"safe travel passage" to allow civilians and visitors to move freely during the and in good health, is undertaking one of the most complicated tours arranged for a pontiff in decades. He is traversing nearly 18,000 km over 18 flights to 11 cities and towns and will also visit Angola and Equatorial Guinea.'s tour will likely come in Cameroon on Friday, when the Vatican said some 600,000 are expected for a Mass in the coastal city of Douala. We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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