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Pope Francis attracted both admiration and criticism during his tenure, with some criticising him because he disrupted the foundations of their sense of security — which are their empires.
AFRICAN CATHOLICS

Why Pope Francis’s papacy mattered for Africa

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, leaves a legacy of reform, compassion, and advocacy for the poor, reshaping the Catholic Church’s global mission

  • Stan Chu Ilo
7 min read