Algeria's moving tribute to a courageous Catholic bishop
Algeria's moving tribute to a courageous Catholic bishop French-born Archbishop Henri Teissier, who died on December 1, was a longtime Algerian citizen admired by Catholics and Muslims alike Priests prepare Archbishop Henri Teissier's coffin in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP) All of Algeria has paid a special tribute to "its" late Archbishop Henri Tessier, who was laid to rest in the overwhelming Muslim county this week after dying on December 1 in his native France. The imposing Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, which overlooks the Bay of Algiers, was not t...
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