Pope Leo's trip targets major obstacle to Catholicism's spread in Africa: Sorcery
Antonio Joaquim was 67-years-old when his family cast him out of his home for refusing to seek a “kimbanda,” a traditional healer-diviner figure prevalent in Angolan society, to treat his son who had fallen ill. After his son died, Joaquim was saddled with blame and accused of possessing an evil spirit that led to his son’s…
