More than half a million people expected at Pope's mass in Cameroon's main port city

Tamara Ceaikovski

(17 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Douala, Cameroon - 17 April 2026 1.Various of people gatehred ahead of mass in Douala 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press: "Tens of thousands of people have turned out for Pope Leo's big Mass in Cameroon. He's in Douala, the economic hub of this country on the western coast. He's here to encourage, in particular, the young people. He's urging them to resist corruption and other temptations and to work for the common