Monsignor William Neba, the man behind Pope Leo’s Success story in Cameroon Some men stand at the altar. Others build the steps that lead to it. Monsignor William Neba was the brain behind the success of the Holy Father’s visit to the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda. This was not his first time walking beside history….
Pope Leo broke a political taboo in Bamenda While the Anglophone crisis is often reduced to a “security problem,” the Pope reminded us that behind diplomatic euphemisms, there are shattered lives, burned villages, and scattered families. “Those who strip your land of its resources usually invest a large part of the profits in weapons.” It…
BAPTIST PASTORS PRESENT FOR POPE’S VISIT TO BAMENDA A college of Reverend Pastors from the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) was present for Pope Leo’s visit. The CBC’s Executive President (Rev. Dr Teke John Ekema) was unable to attend the event as he was out of the country on official assignment. The delegation of CBC pastors…
As Pope Leo XIV Visits Cameroon, the World Must Confront Cameroon’s Forgotten Refugee Crisis Colbert Gwain | The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) In Muteff, a village in Cameroon’s North West Region, a woman fleeing violence once refused to sit when offered rest. “My home is still burning and my head running,” she said….
Engraved on three stone slabs at Canterbury Cathedral is a list of all the archbishops of Canterbury, beginning with St. Augustine in A.D. 597. The first 105 names belong to men. The newest name, though, inscribed by a stonemason two months ago, breaks the mould: Sarah Elisabeth Mullally. https://trib.al/UngQJPw
What is the Objective of Pope Leo XIV’s Coming to Cameroon? JUST ABOVE CAMEROON WAITING FOR GODOT: There is a Theological anomaly or a heresy of an advent in Lent. Yet in a country that prides itself on the impossibility of the impossible, it seems normal to wait for Godot and for the Pope at…
An Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: Before You Set Foot in Cameroon – Confront This Catalogue of Pain or Risk a Hollow Pilgrimage. March 11, 2026 By Nchumbonga George Lekelefac, B.Phil. (Mexico); S.T.B. (Rome); J.C.L./M.C.L. (Ottawa); Doctorandus, University of Münster, Germany; International Advocate for the Oppressed, Voice of the Voiceless, Defender of…
Vera Songwe at the Vatican: Why Pope Leo XIV appointed this Cameroonian economist: VATICAN CITY STATE The timing raises questions for geopolitical observers. On the eve of his first official visit to Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV has chosen to appoint a central figure in African economics to the pontifical institution. A strong signal, to be…
REVISITING THE POPE’S EVENTUAL OFFICIAL VISIT TO CAMEROON What are the expectations of the average Cameroonian Citizen on this highly publicized Papal visit? Will our government, as usual, seize the opportunity to obfuscate realities and bury the problems all of us (at least the silent majority) are facing in their usual Langues de Bois Le…
What interest does the Vatican have in Cameroon, a failed state? The Catholic church has completely killed the concept of justice in its liturgy and preachings. They will preach peace without justice. But we all read the Bible. In that Bible, Jesus always spoke more of justice than peace. The popes and their church will…
