More than half-million people expected at Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Cameroon
Published on: April 17, 2026, 3:34 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
YAOUNDE (Cameroon), Apr 17: Pope Leo XIV neared the halfway point in his four-nation tour of Africa on Friday with a day focused on encouraging Cameroon’s young people, first with a big Mass and then a visit to the country’s Catholic university. Leo was travelling on Friday to Douala, Cameroon’s main port city, to celebrate Mass and visit a hospital. The Vatican predicted some 600,000 people would turn out for the liturgy, the biggest crowd Leo is expected to draw […]
