Bamenda awaits Leo XIV: “This is not a political visit but a pastoral one”

Bamenda - “May they all be one” is the theme of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon. “A pastoral visit, not a political one,” Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda has emphasised. As preparations continue across the country for the Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV from 15 to 18 April, the Archbishop - who also serves as President of the National Episcopal Conference - has described the journey in explicitly pastoral terms. “The Church does not have any intention to politicise the Pope’s visit. It is a pastoral visit. The Pope, as the universal pastor, the Vicar of Christ and the Supreme Pontiff, is coming to visit his flock,” he said.
These remarks were made during a press conference held on 20 March in one of the halls of Bamenda Cathedral, convened to brief the media on the visit and assess the level of preparations ahead of the Holy Father’s arrival. Addressing journalists, Archbishop Nkea stated: “I am very happy to have this opportunity to meet the press before the visit of …