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The first pope in "modern times" to visit Africa was Pope Paul VI. He went to Uganda in 1969. Pope Paul was the first pope to be a world traveller [he went to Asia too] -- and the first one to leave Italy in 150 years.
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According to the Vatican's Internet site, "the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) ... took place in July- August 1969, during the visit of Pope Paul VI to Uganda — the first of a Pope to Africa in modern times." ;
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As pope Gregory still lived with monastic simplicity. One of his first acts was to banish all the lay attendants, ... The land lay in many places — Campania, Africa, Sicily, and elsewhere — and, as their landlord, Gregory displayed a skill in finance and estate management which excites our admiration no less than it did...
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm
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Pope John Paul II has been to this part of the world before. The ANC's late President Oliver Tambo met with the Pope at the Vatican in the late 1980's, prior to the first visit by the Pope to Southern Africa.
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www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pr/1995/pr0914.html
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Afrer the Council, the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) was inaugurated on the occasion of the first pastoral visit of Pope Paul VI to Uganda (the first ever by a Pope), in 1969. That visit gave SECAM its orientation and agenda for the future when he told the African bishops:
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www.rc.net/africa/catholicafrica/secam.htm
www.rc.net/africa/catholicafrica/secam.htm
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To honor these modern saints, Paul VI became the first reigning pope to visit sub-saharan Africa when he visited Uganda in July 1969; a visit which included a pilgrimage to the site of the martyrdom at Namugongo.
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www.buganda.com/martyrs.htm
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A friend has provided me a copy of the August 7, 1998 issue of The Sword of the Lord, which contains an article, "Was Peter the First Pope?" ... Pope Stephen (254-257) removed certain bishops in Africa for heresy. Later he overruled a synod of African bishops which wanted to rebaptize lapsed Catholics returning to the faith.
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www.cfpeople.org/Apologetics/page51a066.html
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POPE JOHN PAUL II TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE CELEBRATION PHASE OF THE AFRICAN SYNOD ... PASTORAL VISIT OF ; ... That is why my present journey hold particular significance, first for myself and the members of the Catholic Church, but also, I would hope for all those who have Africa's well-being at heart.
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www.afrikaworld.net/synod/safrica.htm
www.afrikaworld.net/synod/safrica.htm
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4. In the past I have been able to visit most of these countries, meeting the great African family of peoples. Where it has not yet been possible I hope some day to go. The question is often asked: Why does the Pope visit Africa so often? ... Cana in Galilee tells us that the family is the first place of evangelisation.
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www.afrikaworld.net/synod/kenya.htm
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