Africa
Fr. Stefano in Nigeria, the Land of Charity Print E-mail

The following article is a continuation of the account of Fr. Stefano Manelli's visit to the missions of the Franciscans of the Immaculate in Africa. This time, he visited Nigeria last January of 2009 and has noted the great work that had been established there by the friars and sisters of the Order.

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Benin: Veni, Vidi, Vici Print E-mail
by Fr. Alfonoso M. Bruno, FI

“Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) is the phrase pronounced by Julius Caesar after Pontus’ victory against Pharnaces II in 47 B.C. In today’s parlance the expression is still used to describe an undertaking that succeeds quickly. Without triumphalism, but conscious of the good and beautiful things that the Immaculate can do, this is how we wish to consider the last stage of our African tour in Benin.

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