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Africa’s Catholic churches face competition and a troubled legacy as they grow
Pope Francis’ recently completed tour of needs to be understood in the context of the church’s long history in Africa and its modern-day difficulties
‘We pray God will allow him to use his voice in heaven’
It began with bread. And that is how it ended. Shortly after 4pm, on a sun-filled autumn day, the voices of Luciano Pavarotti and his father, the baker Fernando, ”who had a voice…