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On Africa trip, the ‘quiet pope’ adopts a confident global voice

The Washington Post·Anthony Faiola, Rachel Chason·about 1 month ago
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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Pope Leo XIV shed his previous image as he denounced war in the Middle East and responded assertively to criticism by President Donald Trump.

April 23, 2026 at 2:46 p.m. EDTyesterday at 2:46 p.m. EDT

Pope Leo XIV, with the archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon, Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, frees a white dove at the end of a meeting for peace this month during his tour through Africa. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

ROME — Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican from a 11-day trip to Africa on Thursday with his papacy seemingly transformed — a pontiff known during his first year for being tempered and at times careful to a fault suddenly demonstrating an ability to roar.

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