00:00Pope Leo XIV denounced the colonization of Africa's minerals and the lust for power in
00:06Equatorial Guinea as he made his final visit in his tour of Africa.
00:11Adoring crowds in the largely Catholic country lined the roads from the airport into the
00:15administrative capital Malabo cheering his visit.
00:18The Poniff is the first to visit since St. Pope John Paul II in 1982.
00:24The former Spanish colony on Africa's western coast is run by the continent's longest-serving
00:29president, Teodoro Mbasogo, who has long been accused of corruption and authoritarianism.
00:35Leo, who arrived from Angola, met with Mbasogo at the presidential palace and then addressed
00:41government authorities, diplomats, and civil service representatives.
00:46Pope Leo, marking the first anniversary of the death of his predecessor, quoting Pope Francis,
00:52denounced income inequalities, which he says were exacerbated by the evils of capitalism
00:58and a global economy focused on the pursuit of profits at all costs.
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