Pope Leo XIV has condemned world leaders who spend vast sums on warfare, warning that the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, during a visit to Cameroon.
Speaking in the north-western city of Bamenda, the centre of a long-running separatist conflict, the Pope criticised what he described as the global prioritisation of war over human need. “The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild,” he said.
His Holiness added: “They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found.”
