The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:34:29 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Africa is suffering from the cancer of tribalism, says retired bishop of Sudan /home/international/item/27701-africa-is-suffering-from-the-cancer-of-tribalism-says-retired-bishop-of-sudan /home/international/item/27701-africa-is-suffering-from-the-cancer-of-tribalism-says-retired-bishop-of-sudan NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan – After watching for years as newly independent South Sudan has succumbed to civil war fought largely along ethnic lines, displacing one-third of the population, church leaders in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan are working hard to ensure that their small enclave of liberated territory will not go the way of its neighbors to the south.
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NAIROBI, Kenya - The wealth of residents of the poorest neighbourhoods ringing big cities around the world will never be quoted on the stock exchange, even though their wealth gives life and joy to millions of people, Pope Francis said.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Francis in Africa Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:38:34 -0500