Pope celebrates Mass to cap Africa meeting

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI ended a three-week Vatican meeting on Africa Sunday with a call for peace and reconciliation among all people on the continent, regardless of ethnic and religious differences.

The pope celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s basilica to cap the meeting on the role of the Catholic Church in Africa.

“Courage! Get up, African continent!” Benedict said during the Mass, which he co-celebrated with some of the prelates who have attended the synod.

The pope also said that globalization should be regulated in order to include all nations, not just developed ones.

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