The Vatican predicted 600,000 people would turn out for the liturgy, the biggest crowd Pope Leo is expected to draw on his 11-day, four-nation trip through Africa.
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — 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 Friday to Douala, Cameroon’s main port city, to celebrate Mass and visit a hospital. The Vatican predicted about 600,000 people would turn out for the liturgy,
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