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Why the papacy of Pope Francis matters for Africa and the poor and marginalised
Stan Chu Ilo, a Catholic ... Africa. Particularly, Pope Francis believes in decentralisation and local processes in meeting local challenges. He has said many times that it is not necessary that all ...
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SA: Cardinal Brislin leads prayer for Pope Francis in Johannesburg
The newly appointed Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, led a prayer service on Sunday attended by numerous ...
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What’s That Building? Site of the former St. Monica Roman Catholic Church
Where St. Monica Roman Catholic Church used to be is now ... which is a forebear of Our Lady of Africa. In 1930, the church Tolton built burned down. It does not appear to have been replaced ...
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Deeply religious African countries (surprisingly) provide little state support to religion – unlike countries in Europe
One example of this is in South Africa, where many people assumed that ... There was therefore little reason for Mozambicans to see the church as a defender of the nation. On the contrary ...