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Pope to Burundi bishops: Evangelization your first priority. Pope Francis met with the bishops of Burundi on Monday. Referring to the ethnic conflicts that plague the African nation, the Pope said that …More
Pope to Burundi bishops: Evangelization your first priority.

Pope Francis met with the bishops of Burundi on Monday. Referring to the ethnic conflicts that plague the African nation, the Pope said that only a genuine conversion to the Gospel leads to fraternal love and forgiveness. He said society can only be truly reconciled through a profound evangelization and this should be the bishops first priority. The Holy Father urged the bishops to step up their efforts in the formation of clergy and laity and to combine evangelization and human promotion, because poverty is an obstacle to development and foments discord.