Pope Leo XIV visits Bemenda in Cameroon with message of peace, welcomed by jubilant crowds

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(16 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART NEWS USE ONLY; NO RESALE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bamenda, Cameroon – 16 April 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: "I'm standing here in Bamenda, in western Cameroon. This is the epicenter of a separatist conflict that has been ravaging this area for nearly a decade. Pope Leo came here today, he wanted to bring a message of peace and to highlight an interfaith peace movement that is trying to care for the victims of this conflict