Pope Leo to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV will visit a prison known for its squalid conditions in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of a marathon African tour on which he has spoken out forcefully on world issues. The pope, who arrived in the oil-rich but deeply unequal country on Tuesday after stops in Algeria, Cameroon and Angola, will meet with inmates at Bata prison, a facility criticised by rights experts for extreme overcrowding, poor sanitation and mistreatment of prisoners. He will also meet with families and young people at Bata’s stadium, and pay tribute to the victims of […]... Keep on reading: Pope Leo to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour

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