Pope says people being ‘defrauded by the rich’ in latest forceful sermon

NewsWorldEuropePope says people being ‘defrauded by the rich’ in latest forceful sermonThe pontiff has recently hit out at ‘despots and tyrants’ and condemned those who start warsYesim Dikmen & Joshua McElweeMonday 20 April 2026 12:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961061","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-leo-trump-africa-rich-b2961061.html","title":"Pope says people being ‘defrauded by the rich’ in latest forceful sermon"}}ClosePope Leo calls for 'weapons to fall silent' in Ukraine and commends ceasefire in LebanonOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Pope Leo has delivered a forceful condemnation of global injustices duri...