Pope Leo’s Challenge in Cameroon: Show African Catholics How Much They Matter

Catholicism is growing fast on the continent, yet Africans play a comparatively small role in church leadership. Cameroon, which Leo XIV will visit Wednesday, shows the divide.Posing after Mass on Sunday at St. Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon. For some Catholics in the country, a visit by Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday will be a reminder of disparities in the church.