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Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a centre of African slave trade

Pope Leo on Sunday recalled the โ€œsorrow and great sufferingโ€ Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugalโ€™s colonial rule. Leo travelled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled in the Angolan savannahs of baobab trees at the edge of the Kwanza River. It became a major pilgrimage destination after believers reported an appearance by the Virgin Mary around 1833. But the Church of...