Pope Francis visits Madagascar
Pope Francis at a vigil with the youth on the diocesan grounds of Soamandrakizay in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on the 07 September 2019.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to flock to a mass led by Pope Francis in Madagascar’s capital on Sunday, as the pontiff caps off a two-day visit in which he implored Madagascans to protect their natural resources from over-exploitation.
Sunday will mark the high point of Pope Francis’ visit to Madagascar with a huge mass in the capital expected to be attended by some 800,000 faithful.
On Saturday, the pope opened a visit to the Indian Ocean nation by denouncing the illegal logging and exploitation of its unique natural resources and made a plea for the government to fight the corruption that is ravaging the island’s environment and keeping its people in “inhumane poverty”.
Pope Francis is on a three nation African trip that saw him visiting Mozambique and now Madagascar, Mauritius, from 04 to 10 September 2019.
Photo: EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO
