Pope tells inmates ‘you are not alone’ during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV visits the Bata Prison, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV told inmates at one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons on Wednesday that they are not alone, as he delivered a message of hope during a visit that drew attention to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices that campaigners have denounced for years here.

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