Before a Crowd of 1 Million, Pope Urges Congolese to Forgive
The crowd cheered again when the Argentine pope greeted them in Lingala, one of four national languages of Congo
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The crowd cheered again when the Argentine pope greeted them in Lingala, one of four national languages of Congo
Pope Francis
At a Mass including more than one million participants, Pope Francis on Feb. 1 urged war-weary Congolese Catholics to be a "conscience of peace" as Africa's most populous Catholic nation struggles against ongoing armed conflict and entrenched ethnic divisions.
Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before an estimated 1 million people in a country wracked by decades of violence.
Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them.