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Pope Benedict XVI made one final appeal Monday at the close of his African pilgrimage, urging more solidarity among nations and continents so that the Earth’s resources are more equally shared with the world’s poor.

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Pope ends visit to Africa, urges help for needy (AP via Yahoo! News)

An estimated 1 million people turned out to hear Pope Benedict XVI preach a Mass in Angola on Sunday, the last major event of his first trip to Africa.

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Pope celebrates Mass in Angola, preaches reconciliation (CNN)

Pope Benedict?s decision to raise the issue of sorcery may please human rights advocates who have reported children suffering abuse as a result of the practice.

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Pope Tells Clergy in Angola to Work Against Belief in Witchcraft (New York Times)

Tens of thousands of Angola’s Catholics lined the streets of the capital Saturday for a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, who urged the country’s faithful to reach out and convert people who believe in witchcraft.

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Pope urges Angolans to convert; stampede kills 2 (AP via Yahoo! News)

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Pope Benedict XVI appealed to the Catholics of Angola on Saturday to reach out to and convert believers in witchcraft who feel threatened by “spirits” and “evil powers” of sorcery. On his first pilgrimage to Africa, the pope drew on the more than 500 years of Roman Catholicism in Angola, saying that Christianity was a bridge between the local peoples and the Portuguese settlers.

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Pope condemns sorcery, urges Angolans to convert (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Pope Benedict XVI appealed to the Catholics of Angola on Saturday to reach out to and convert believers in witchcraft who feel threatened by “spirits” and “evil powers” of sorcery.

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Pope condemns sorcery, urges Angolans to convert (AP via Yahoo! News)

Pope Benedict XVI appealed to the people of largely Catholic Angola on Saturday to reach out to and convert believers in witchcraft who feel threatened by “spirits” and “evil powers” of sorcery.

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Pope condemns sorcery, urges Angolans to reach out (AP via Yahoo! News)

Pope Benedict XVI, welcomed to this sweltering capital Friday by the biggest crowds of his African pilgrimage, condemned sexual violence against women in Africa and chided those countries on the continent that have approved abortion.

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Pope condemns sexual violence against women (AP via Yahoo! News)

Pope Benedict XVI appealed to the people of largely Catholic Angola on Saturday to reach out to and convert believers in witchcraft who feel threatened by “spirits” and “evil powers” of sorcery. On his first pilgrimage to Africa, the pope drew on the more than 500 years of Roman Catholicism in Angola, saying that Christianity was a bridge between the local peoples and the Portuguese settlers. …

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Pope condemns sorcery, urges Angolans to reach out (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)