Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ruled by 'tyrants' after Trump attacks
4/16/2026 3:14:32 PM
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media.
Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars and urged a "decisive change of course" in a meeting in the biggest city in Cameroon's English-speaking regions, where a simmering conflict going back nearly a decade has left thousands dead.
Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars and urged a "decisive change of course" in a meeting in the biggest city in Cameroon's English-speaking regions, where a simmering conflict going back nearly a decade has left thousands dead.