Implementing the Apostolic Exhortation's conclusions

Pope Benedict formally handed over the Apostolic Exhortation to bishops from across Africa at a Mass on the final day of his visit to Benin. The document contains the pope's conclusions arising from the Second Synod of Bishops for Africa in 2009. One of those prelates who travelled to Benin for this hand-over was Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu in northern Uganda. Afterwards he spoke about how he hopes to implement the guidelines contained in the Exhortation to help bring about peace and reconciliation in northern Uganda where a long-standing brutal civil war raged until recently. Arcbishop Odama said he was "very happy and excited" about this document that he believes will give "a new impetus" to attempts to heal the splintered communities in northern Uganda.

Listen to the full interview with Ugandan Archbishop John Baptist Odama by Vatican Radio's Father Moses Hamungole: