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According to the Vatican, after a 20-minute private conversation, Pope Francis invited President Andry Rajoelina and his family to pray a Hail Mary together before a Marian image he had received from the bishops of Madagascar.
More than 100 people have been killed this month by deadly storms. The national meteorological service predicts that another cyclone could hit the island on Feb. 22.
Pope Francis met with civic leaders in Port Louis on the last day of his trip.
The eastern African country is the Holy Father’s final stop on his six-day, three-country apostolic journey.
Akamasoa youngsters gave an exuberant and joyful welcome on Our Lady’s birthday, not only to Pope Francis, but also Father Pedro Opeka — indicative of the great affection the Madagascan poor have for him.
‘We are men and women of praise,’ the Holy Father said Sept. 8.
At the community founded by Vincentian Father Pedro Opeka, the Holy Father praised their ‘prophetic witness of hope’ and asked for their prayers.
“For us as Christians, our sacrifices only make sense in the light of the joyful celebration of our encounter with Jesus Christ,” the pope said.
Pope Francis praised the country’s aspiration to “stability and peace, through a fruitful democratic alternation that shows respect for the complementarity of styles and visions.”
Pope Francis spoke off-the-cuff for a short homily following Terce, or midmorning prayer, at the Carmel of St. Joseph in Antananarivo Sept. 7.
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