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Pope Stresses Hope, Peace, Reconciliation in Divided Mozambique

Anita Powell

   MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE - Hope, peace, and reconciliation were the three
   main pillars of Pope Francis's message to lawmakers and youth Thursday
   during his first papal visit to Mozambique.

   Thousands of young Catholics packed a Maputo stadium to hear that
   message in a nation that, for decades, has struggled with conflict.

   The pontiff was greeted Wednesday night by President Filipe Nyusi, who
   is running for re-election in October in a contentious poll in which
   rival parties have already begun to sling mud at each other.

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