{"id":32825,"date":"2026-04-23T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32825"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:41:28","slug":"pope-concludes-four-nation-tour-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/pope-concludes-four-nation-tour-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope concludes four-nation tour of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Pope Leo concludes his four-nation tour of Africa with a final Mass in Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">This brings to a close 10-day visit defined by pointed criticism of war, inequality and shifting global power dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Tens of thousands gathered as the pontiff led Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">His final major public appearance before departing for Rome.<br \/>\n&#8220;May the Lord help us to work for the common good, overcoming inequalities between the privileged and the disadvantaged.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe message capped a tour where the Pope repeatedly challenged global systems and speaking out against conflict and exploitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Even as he drew criticism from United States President Donald Trump over his stance on war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">From Cameroon to Angola, Leo warned against leaders who profit from violence and urged dialogue over military escalation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21637,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-32825","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Pope Leo concludes his four-nation tour","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32826,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32825\/revisions\/32826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}