Catholicism thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon visit highlights a divide – Cameroon Intelligence Report

For Catholics, a papal visit to their country is typically a moment of joy and piety. But for the more than eight million Catholics of Cameroon, the arrival of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday was also a reminder of some of the biggest disparities within the church.

One in five Catholics lives in Africa, where the religion is growing faster than on any other continent, and in Cameroon, close to 30 percent of the population identifies as Catholic, according to Vatican figures. Yet…