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Pope arrives in oil-rich Angola condemning ‘logic of extractivism’

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LUANDA – Beginning a whirlwind visit to Angola on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV said Africa must overcome the conflicts and political instability that cripple the continent and keep it from a proper and complete development through a path of joy, dialogue and encounter. The pontiff was speaking to Angolan political […]

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Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, leads a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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