Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains a reminder of the inextricable link hundreds of years ago between Catholicism and...

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