00:00And Cameroon's capital, Yonte, prepares for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday
00:06and made a historic tour in Africa that highlights the continent's growing weight in global Catholicism.
00:12Citizens are expecting to welcome the Holy Pontiff with banners and decorations displayed across the city.
00:18This is the second country the Pope visits during his tour of the African continent
00:22as the importance of the Catholic Church grows among the young population of a country struck by violent conflicts.
00:27In this regard, and ahead of Pope Leo's visit to Cameroon,
00:32ambassonian militant groups have reportedly declared a three-day halt to hostilities in the northwest and southwest
00:38as we're posed in a long-running conflict marked by violence, displacement and millions affected.
00:50The coming of the Pope to Africa, to Cameroon especially, is not an accident. It's by design.
01:00And the faith of Africans is well tuned. Africans believe so much in God.
01:09They believe in the power of prayer. That is why there is a shift in Africa.
01:15The population of Africa, even the number of priests that are ordained in our churches,
01:19every month, the number is increasing, as in more than in Europe.
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