Pope Leo's Africa Tour: Healing Wounds, Fighting Corruption

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Pope Leo XIIIs Africa Tour: A Call for Solidarity and Healing in Angola Pope Leo XIII, the first U.S.-born pope, concludes his Cameroon stop with a massive Mass, urging solidarity for the marginalized. He then heads to Angola, a nation with a history of civil war and heavy exploitation. Despite being the fourth biggest oil producer in Africa, over thirty …

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Pope Leo XIIIs Africa Tour: A Call for Solidarity and Healing in Angola Pope Leo XIII, the first U.S.-born pope, concludes his Cameroon stop with a massive Mass, urging solidarity for the marginalized. He then heads to Angola, a nation with a history of civil war and heavy exploitation. Despite being the fourth biggest oil producer in Africa, over thirty percent of its population lives on less than $2.15 a day. Leo meets President Joao Lourenco, speaks to officials, and visits the Muxima shrine,

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