After 465 years, Goa receives its first cardinal
The future cardinal of Goa, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão, is described as “known and very accessible to the people of God.”
The future cardinal of Goa, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão, is described as “known and very accessible to the people of God.”
From Nigeria and Ghana, these leaders come to the College of Cardinals with unique backgrounds.
Aware that Africa today is a great leader in the universal Church, he hopes to help fulfill the prophecy of Pope Benedict XVI who spoke of this continent as one of the spiritual lungs of the world.
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