Pope Francis has encouraged the youths in Africa to engage and come to terms with their history however “harsh” it is, and urged them never to forget their roots even as they seek engagements outside the continent.
<p class="MsoNormal">Pope Francis on Nov. 1 participated in a virtual online dialogue with students from across Africa, telling them that while colonizing nations and multinational companies have long exploited the continent, African youth should be unafraid to organize together to fight for their future. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:16px">A Catholic sister serving in the Butembo-Beni Diocese of the Democratic Republic of Congo was among seven people killed when gunmen attacked a Catholic mission hospital in the eastern part of the country, ACI Africa <a href="https://www.aciafrica.org/news/6900/catholic-nun-among-seven-killed-fol…; Oct. 21.</p>
Next Tuesday, 1 November, Pope Francis is scheduled to hold a virtual synodal dialogue with Africa’s young people from Catholic institutions of higher .
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