South Africa's Tutu Hailed for Activism on His 86th Birthday

Desmond Tutu's birthday celebrations at the St George's Cathedral in Cape Town saw video messages from U2 front man Bono and the Dali Lama, who described the Archbishop's life as something "very precious in this troubled world".

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (file photo).

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