Pope Leo XIV meets several Muslim leaders in Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday evening with a group of 12 representatives of several Cameroonian Islamic communities, some of whom he had received in Rome in December 2025.

According to Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office, the encounter took place at the Apostolic Nunciature in Yaoundé, after the Pope returned by plane from Bamenda, where he spent the day.

The communities represented by the Muslim leaders are carrying out several projects to promote social justice and cooperation to support the poorest members of Cameroon’s population, in collaboration with the local Catholic Church.

Mr. Bruni said the Pope greeted each person individually and listened to the words of welcome and thanks addressed to him by those present.

The Muslim leaders expressed appreciation for the work carried out together with the Church, for the Pope’s visit, and for his words on dialogue and peace delivered on Thursday in Bamenda.