Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging earth with war and exploitation as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict considered one of the world’s most neglected crises.
Leo traveled to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda, where jubilant crowds clogged the roads, blowing horns and dancing. They were overjoyed that a Pope had come so far to see them and put a global spotlight on the violence that has traumatized this region for nearly a decade.
The U.S. stock market is holding near its record high Thursday as Wall Street waits for more clues about what will happen in the Iran war before making its next big move.
The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in January for its 10th gain in 11 days.
President Donald Trump’s design for the triumphal arch he wants built at an entrance to the U.S. capitol comes up for a review and possible vote Thursday by a key federal agency, one of several projects he is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his lasting footprint on Washington.
Angeline Patrick Pacheco can be reached at patr3972@stthomas.edu.
