Working with women in Benin

On Saturday Pope Benedict meets with priests, religious, seminarians and lay people from Benin in the seminary at Ouidah, a city to the west of Cotonou which served for many years as a departure point for slaves being sold overseas. Today the Catholic Church in the West African nation is deeply involved in promoting justice and reconciliation - themes which must be modelled within the communities of men and women religious themselves.
Our correspondent in Benin, Fr Moses Hamungole spoke with Sr Felicia Nwosu, from the Missionaries of Our Lady of Apostles in Cotonou, about the challenges of religious life there and about her congregation's special emphasis on promoting women's rights and dignity....

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