Africans: Members of the Family of Simon of Cyrene

VATICAN CITY, 19 MAR 2009 – At 4 p.m. today, the Holy Father went to Yaounde’s Cardinal Leger National Rehabilitation Centre which specialises in assisting young people suffering from handicaps or traumas. The centre was founded in 1972 by Cardinal Paul-Emile Leger P.S.S., archbishop emeritus of Montreal, Canada, who at the [...]


Pope: Transform African society with the Gospel

YAOUNDE (AsiaNews) – Bringing the Gospel to those who are far away from it, and forming the laity in such a way that they are able to transform society according to the teachings of Catholic social doctrine. These are the fundamental mandates that Benedict XVI gave this morning to the bishops of Cameroon, during an [...]