Pope Leo XIV continued his papal visit to Africa on April 17, holding mass at Cameroon’s Japoma Stadium, visiting a Catholic hospital and meeting students at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
The Holy Father arrived in Cameroon on April 15 and will depart for Angola on April 18, ultimately ending his first papal visit to the continent in Equatorial Guinea.
A look at some of the Pope’s ongoing activities in Cameroon:
Pope Leo XIV welcomes the crowd in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV welcomes clergy and thousands of faithful at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV will preside over Mass at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV sets fire to the statue of the Blessed Mother at Japoma Stadium during Mass on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV welcomes religious sisters at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV blesses a mother and child at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV blesses a mother and child at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV blesses a newborn baby at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV blesses a patient at St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV welcomes the crowd at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV welcomes a student at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV speaks to students and dignitaries at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media
