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Tens of thousands gather outside Angolan capital for Pope Leo Mass
He urged Angolans to overcome divisions and corruption as an estimated 100,000 people attended Mass and heard warnings about poverty and resource exploitation.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in Kilamba, Angola, attended by an estimated 100,000 people. He urged Angolans to "build together a country where old divisions are overcome once and for all, where hatred and violence disappear."
- Angola's extreme poverty affects over 30% of its 36.6 million population, framing the papal visit's urgency. Leo previously condemned the "suffering" and social and environmental "disasters" caused by extractivism, addressing divisions from the nation's 27-year civil war.
- Later Sunday, the Pope traveled 110 kilometres by helicopter to the 300-year-old Our Lady of Muxima Shrine, historically linked to the slave trade. Genealogical research indicates Leo's ancestors included both enslaved people and slaveholders, adding personal significance to the visit.
- Bishop Vicente Sanombo of the Diocese of Kuito-Bié expressed hope the papal visit acts as a catalyst for national healing. Vast crowds gathered at the shrine seeking comfort, reflecting on Leo's message of reconciliation and peace.
- This stop marks the third leg of Leo's 11-day African tour focused on social justice and anti-corruption messaging. He continues to challenge "despots and tyrants" regarding resource exploitation, aiming to influence policy choices on governance across the continent.
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Pope Leo XIV draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns ‘scourge of corruption’
MUXIMA (Angola), April 20 — Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the “scourge of corruption” at a giant open-air Mass attended by 100,000 worshippers near Angola’s capital yesterday, before visiting a venerated historic shrine in the country scarred by poverty and inequality.Leo arrived in resource-rich Angola on Saturday on the third leg of a whirlwind four-nation African tour on which he condemned the plunder of the continent’s resources — and had a…
Pope Leo draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption
MuUXIMA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the “scourge of corruption” at a giant open-air Mass attended by 100,000 worshippers near Angola’s capital Sunday, before visiting a venerated historic shrine in the country scarred by poverty and inequality. Leo arrived in resource-rich Angola on Saturday on the third leg of a whirlwind four-nation African tour on which he condemned the plunder of the continent’s resources—and had a high-profile …
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Pope Leo XIV draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption
Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the "scourge of corruption" at a giant open-air Mass attended by 100,000 worshippers near Angola's capital Sunday, before visiting a venerated historic shrine in the country scarred by poverty and inequality.
Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule.
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