Pope Francis Holds Open-Air Mass in Uganda

Enormous crowds greeted Pope Francis in Uganda on Saturday, as he delivered his first-ever Mass in the country during the second leg of his African tour. The Mass was held at an open-air shrine in Namugongo that honors dozens of martyrs burned to death by a local king in the late 1800s for refusing to renounce their faith. "Their faith sought the good of all people, including the very king who condemned them for their Christian beliefs. Their response was to meet hatred with love,...

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