Pope in DR Congo: Hands off Africa, says Pope Francis in …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa, it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered," Pope Francis said to applause, referring to the rich resources that have brought so...
“Hands off Africa!” – Pope’s new book hits stores - Vatican News
WEBMay 22, 2023 · By Joseph Tulloch. “Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be exploited, or a land to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny!”. These were the words of Pope Francis on his first day in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year.
‘Hands off Africa!': Pope blasts foreign plundering of Congo
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Published 1:05 PM PDT, January 31, 2023. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis demanded Tuesday that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources for the “poison of their own greed” as he arrived in Congo to a raucous welcome by Congolese grateful he was focusing the world’s attention on their forgotten plight.
‘Hands off Africa!’ Pope blasts foreign plundering of Congo
WEBJan. 31, 2023, 10:47 AM PST. By The Associated Press. KINSHASA, Congo — Pope Francis began a six-day visit to Congo and South Sudan on Tuesday, aiming to bring a message of peace to two countries...
'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world | Reuters
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · KINSHASA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the rich world had...
MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND SOUTH SUDAN (ECUMENICAL PEACE PILGRIMAGE TO SOUTH SUDAN) [31 January - 5 February 2023] ... Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny! May the ...
Press Release: Vatican Publishing House – Pope Francis’ book “Hands off …
WEBMay 22, 2023 · Pope Francis’ book “Giù le mani dall’Africa!” (“Hands off Africa”) (Vatican Publishing House, 152 pages, 15 euros), with a preface by the world-famous Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, will be in bookshops from Monday 22 May.
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world, as he begins …
WEBFeb 1, 2023, 4:03 AM SGT. KINSHASA - Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the rich...
Visiting Congo, Pope Francis Embraces the Poor and Exploited
WEBJan 31, 2023 · “Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered,” Francis said.
Pope in DR Congo: Hands off Africa, says Pope Francis in …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · By Aleem Maqbool. Religion editor, BBC News, Kinshasa. Shortly after landing in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pope Francis delivered a speech full of stinging condemnation of...
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