Pope Leo XIV departs Cameroon; next stop: Angola

 

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Pope Leo leaves Cameroon and heads to Angola

The second leg of Pope Leo's third apostolic journey has come to a conclusion with his departure from Cameroon and flight to Angola. At Yaoundé airport , the farewell ceremony took place following the Mass attended by over 200,000 faithful.

Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV bid farewell to Cameroon on Saturday afternoon. The Pope boarded the plane that will take him to Angola, the third stop of his apostolic journey. The aircraft carrying the Pope and his entourage took off from Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport at 12:47 p.m. local time. Arrival in Luanda, Angola, is scheduled after a flight of about two and a half hours.

A short while earlier during the farewell ceremony at the Cameroonian airport, Pope Leo together with Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute, listened to the national anthems. With the guard of honor lined up, they walked along a long red carpet to the foot of the aircraft, greeting the various institutional and ecclesiastical authorities present. 

Schedule in Angola

Pope Leo XIV will remain in Angola until Tuesday, April 21. He will then conclude his apostolic journey in Equatorial Guinea. The motto of the trip is 'Pope Leo XIV, pilgrim of hope, reconciliation and peace, blesses Angola.' 

Many events await the Pope starting Saturday afternoon, including a courtesy visit to the President of the Republic, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. This will be followed by a meeting with political and religious authorities, entrepreneurs, and representatives of civil society and culture.