Look to the Future with Hope, Pope Leo in Angola

Reflection

Look to the Future with Hope (Pope Leo in Angola). Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Easter, 26 April.

“The Sheep follow Him, for they know His voice.” (John 10:4) by Mgr Daniel McHugh, the Co-ordinator for Ethnic Chaplaincies and Eastern Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

In this week's Burning Bush vlog Mgr Daniel focuses on the "just war theory" which has come to the fore recently, in the context of Pope Leo’s Apostolic Journey to Africa.

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Look to the Future with Hope, Pope Leo in Angola

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