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Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo during the episcopal ordination of Bishop Bernard Marie Fansaka on Sunday, August 23.

Take Advantage of Cultural Heritage to Foster Unity: Congolese Cardinal to New Bishop

Aug 25, 2020

At the Episcopal Ordination of the new Bishop for Popokabaka Diocese in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) August 23, the Archbishop of Kinshasa encouraged the Bishop-elect, Bernard Marie Fansaka, to take the advantage of the “cultural heritage” of the people of God in the Diocese including their common language to foster unity.

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