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Pope Francis lauds Catholic saint who fought to end slavery in Africa
September 21, 2023
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis extolled Wednesday the “apostolic zeal” of St. Daniele Comboni, an Italian missionary priest and bishop who fought to end slavery in Africa. Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan. In his writings, he spoke of slavery more than 450 […]
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Slavery in the 21st century
February 8, 2021
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s Civil War and the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – both in 1865 – brought an end to slavery in the U.S. And the British Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 ended slavery in […]
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