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| Pontiff celebrates Mass in Angola | Pontiff celebrates Mass in Angola |
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| Pope Benedict XVI is attending Mass in Angola's capital Luanda, on the last stop of his week-long African tour. | Pope Benedict XVI is attending Mass in Angola's capital Luanda, on the last stop of his week-long African tour. |
| The pontiff, who arrived in Angola on Friday from Cameroon, will later meet youths at a city football stadium. | The pontiff, who arrived in Angola on Friday from Cameroon, will later meet youths at a city football stadium. |
| On Friday, he made a powerful attack on corruption, which analysts say is rife in oil-rich Angola. | |
| The climax of the visit will be on Sunday, when two million people are expected to hear the Pope address an outdoor service. | The climax of the visit will be on Sunday, when two million people are expected to hear the Pope address an outdoor service. |
| The 81-year-old said in a televised address in Luanda on Friday that Africans could transform their continent with integrity, magnanimity and compassion. | The 81-year-old said in a televised address in Luanda on Friday that Africans could transform their continent with integrity, magnanimity and compassion. |
| Thousands of people welcomed the Pope at Luanda's airport, the BBC's Louise Redvers says. | Thousands of people welcomed the Pope at Luanda's airport, the BBC's Louise Redvers says. |
| Pope's visit raises hopesCan Catholicism help Africa? | Pope's visit raises hopesCan Catholicism help Africa? |
| The Pope said in his address that Africans needed "a firm determination to change hearts and finally put a stop, once and for all, to corruption". | The Pope said in his address that Africans needed "a firm determination to change hearts and finally put a stop, once and for all, to corruption". |
| Benedict's speech was echoed by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been Angola's leader for the past three decades and through a civil war which has left hundreds of thousands dead. | Benedict's speech was echoed by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been Angola's leader for the past three decades and through a civil war which has left hundreds of thousands dead. |
| Mr dos Santos' party won elections last year that critics said were marred by fraud and corruption. | Mr dos Santos' party won elections last year that critics said were marred by fraud and corruption. |
| Angola, a former Portuguese colony, is rich in diamonds and oil, but war has left most of its people in poverty. | Angola, a former Portuguese colony, is rich in diamonds and oil, but war has left most of its people in poverty. |
| The Pope sparked controversy earlier on his tour for remarks refusing to advocate condoms as a way to help stop HIV/Aids, prompting France, Holland and even the pontiff's native Germany to express concern. | The Pope sparked controversy earlier on his tour for remarks refusing to advocate condoms as a way to help stop HIV/Aids, prompting France, Holland and even the pontiff's native Germany to express concern. |