Pope to visit 3 southeastern African nations
March 28, 2019
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CWN Editor's Note: The Pope’s apostolic journey to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius will take place from September 4-10. Mozambique (map), a nation of 27.2 million, is 28% Catholic, 28% Protestant, and 18% Muslim; Madagascar (map), a nation of 25.7 million, is 46% Protestant, 38% Catholic, and 3% Muslim. On the island nation of Mauritius (map), 49% of the 1.4 million people are Hindu, while 26% are Catholic and 17% are Muslim.
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