In Sunday's Angelus address, the Holy Father spoke of his recent visit to Africa, where he was impressed by people's joy "at being part of the one family of God."
The pope's General Audience catechesis on March 11 was dedicated to the work of St. Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans, who lived between the 7th and 8th centuries.
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