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South Africa:
Voodoo, Snakes, Condoms and the Pope's New African Reality
Daily Maverick, 21 November 2011
The Pope was in Africa this weekend, visiting the little West African country of Benin which is producing priests a lot faster than anywhere in Europe. It seems the future of the… Read more »
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Benin:
Pope Heads to Voodoo Heartland On Africa Visit
RNW Africa, 18 November 2011
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin on Friday, marking his second visit to Africa in a nation considered the heartland of voodoo and after his 2009 trip to the continent led to an… Read more »
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Benin:
Voodoo Faithful Ready to Welcome Pope
RNW Africa, 17 November 2011
The old man in a worn tunic stands in the voodoo temple across from the Roman Catholic basilica that will welcome the pope this week and caresses the python draped over his… Read more »
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Africa:
Catholic Church Tested By Scandals and Rivals
RNW Africa, 17 November 2011
When he arrives in Africa on Friday, Pope Benedict XVI will be welcomed by a fast-growing Church struggling with sex and corruption scandals and rivalry from evangelical Christians… Read more »
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Africa:
Pope Heads for Continent, Where Debate Over Condoms Rages
RNW Africa, 16 November 2011
Pope Benedict XVI heads for Africa this week, where he is likely to face questions over the Catholic Church's stance on condoms on the continent hardest hit by HIV and AIDS. Read more »
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Africa:
African Music Stars Sing for New Vatican CD
RNW Africa, 14 November 2011
Three popular African singers have released a CD in collaboration with Vatican Radio to spread the message of the African Synod and mark the pope's upcoming trip to Benin, the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Edo 2012 - ACN, PDP Trade Words Over Royal Endorsement
Daily Champion, 12 July 2011
It is no longer news that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) overwhelmingly in Edo state at the just concluded April Polls general… Read more »
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Nigeria:
New Archbishop Installed at Benin Archdiocese of Catholic Church
Vanguard, 29 April 2011
A new Archbishop for the Benin Metropolitan See of the Catholic Church was yesterday installed. He is Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubueze who until recently was the Bishop of Uromi… Read more »