Pope Leo XIV holds a cross during a visit to Bata prison in Equatorial Guinea, April 22, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Pope Leo XIV told ...
Pope Leo XIV concluded his 11-day, four-nation African tour with a prison visit in Equatorial Guinea, highlighting human rights abuses, judicial failings and economic inequality. He condemned the ...
BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Leo’s visit to the prison in the Central African port city of Bata followed in the tradition of Pope Francis, who frequently met with inmates on his foreign visits to ...
Pope Leo XIV urged Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to work for justice and to close the gap “between the privileged and the disadvantaged,” as he drew attention to the vast income inequalities and ...