{"id":35291,"date":"2025-04-30T19:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/pope-francis-and-africa-the-many-highs-and-a-moment-of-misgiving\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:01:52","slug":"pope-francis-and-africa-the-many-highs-and-a-moment-of-misgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pope-francis-and-africa-the-many-highs-and-a-moment-of-misgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Francesco e l'Africa: i molti momenti alti e un momento di dubbio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Pope Francis arrives in Uganda. \/ Martha Calderon \/ CNA. ACI Africa, Apr 25, 2025 \/ 16:56 pm (CNA). Pope Francis\u2019 more than 12-year pontificate \u2014 characterized by an emphasis on mercy and compassion, the need to care for creation, and attention to the marginalized and &quot;peripheries\u201d of the Church and society \u2014 deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, according to ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news partner in Africa, with one exception related to the release of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Pope Francis arrives in Uganda. \/ Martha Calderon \/ CNA. ACI Africa, Apr 25, 2025 \/ 16:56 pm (CNA). Pope Francis\u2019 more than 12-year pontificate \u2014 characterized by an emphasis on mercy and compassion, the need to care for creation, and attention to the marginalized and &quot;peripheries\u201d of the Church and society \u2014 deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, according to ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news partner in Africa, with one exception related to the release of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-35291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9565,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/author-explains-how-st-john-paul-ii-benedict-xvi-and-francis-have-opposed-the-devil\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":0},"title":"Author explains how St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis have opposed the devil","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Francis speaks with journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Rome, Italy, Aug 26, 2024 \/ 17:50 pm (CNA). In an Italian-language book published in April 2023, \"Esorcisti contro Satana\u201d (\"Exorcists against Satan\u201d), journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona revealed how St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis have confronted the devil throughout their pontificates, promoting the ministry of exorcism or even practicing it.\"Father Gabriele Amorth already decried that in the Church, in the 1980s, there\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fabio.jpg?fit=739%2C384&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fabio.jpg?fit=739%2C384&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fabio.jpg?fit=739%2C384&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fabio.jpg?fit=739%2C384&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35744,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/how-pope-francis-shaped-the-college-of-cardinals\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":1},"title":"How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Daniel Iba\u00c3\u00b1ez\/CNA Vatican City, May 4, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional archdioceses but opted to give the honor to far-flung places, many\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746398314_novendialescardinalsday52043025.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746398314_novendialescardinalsday52043025.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746398314_novendialescardinalsday52043025.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746398314_novendialescardinalsday52043025.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746398314_novendialescardinalsday52043025.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51984,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/beatified-congolese-martyr-highlights-precious-witness-of-laity-youth-pope-leo-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":2},"title":"Beatified Congolese martyr highlights \u2018precious witness of laity, youth\u2019 Pope Leo\u00a0says","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dicembre 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Scenes from the beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a Congolese martyr, in Rome on Sunday, June 15, 2025. In a Monday, June 16, audience with pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who traveled for the beatification of Bwana Chui at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, the Holy Father said: \u201cThis Congolese layman highlights the precious witness of the laity and young people.\u201d \/ Credit: Vatican Media ACI Africa, Jun 18, 2025 \/ 11:57 am\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Beatified Congolese martyr highlights \u2018precious witness of laity, youth\u2019 Pope Leo\u00a0says","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Beatified-Congolese-martyr-highlights-%E2%80%98precious-witness-of-laity-youth-Pope-Leo-says.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Beatified-Congolese-martyr-highlights-%E2%80%98precious-witness-of-laity-youth-Pope-Leo-says.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Beatified-Congolese-martyr-highlights-%E2%80%98precious-witness-of-laity-youth-Pope-Leo-says.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Beatified-Congolese-martyr-highlights-%E2%80%98precious-witness-of-laity-youth-Pope-Leo-says.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57668,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-bishops-in-ethiopia-call-for-unified-voice-in-confronting-violent-conflicts\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":3},"title":"Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for \u2018unified voice\u2019 in confronting violent conflicts","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Members of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Ethiopia say the situation currently in Ethiopia \u201ccalls more than ever\u201d for a unified voice. \/ Courtesy of CBCE ACI Africa, Jul 20, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). In a statement shared on July 13 following its 58th plenary assembly, members of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) said the current situation in Ethiopia calls \u201cmore than ever\u201d for a unified voice. \u201cThe Church, as a mother, always longs and grieves for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for \u2018unified voice\u2019 in confronting violent conflicts","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Catholic-bishops-in-Ethiopia-call-for-%E2%80%98unified-voice-in-confronting-violent-conflicts.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Catholic-bishops-in-Ethiopia-call-for-%E2%80%98unified-voice-in-confronting-violent-conflicts.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Catholic-bishops-in-Ethiopia-call-for-%E2%80%98unified-voice-in-confronting-violent-conflicts.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Catholic-bishops-in-Ethiopia-call-for-%E2%80%98unified-voice-in-confronting-violent-conflicts.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70463,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-leaders-in-south-africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":4},"title":"Catholic leaders in South Africa decry escalating school attacks, urge action","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dicembre 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa. \/ Courtesy of the Southern African Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (SACBC) ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2025 \/ 14:43 pm (CNA). The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a&nbsp; joint statement condemning the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic leaders in South Africa decry escalating school attacks, urge action","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-leaders-in-South-Africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-leaders-in-South-Africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-leaders-in-South-Africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-leaders-in-South-Africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38657,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-dicastery-for-institutes-of-consecrated-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":35291,"position":5},"title":"Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"From the popemobile, Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of people lined up along Via della Conciliazione on the morning of his inaugural Mass, Sunday, May 18, 2025. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 22, 2025 \/ 14:18 pm (CNA). 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