Cameroonians react, as Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Amadou Ahidjo stadium to celebrate a special mass, in Yaounde, Cameroon, Thursday, March 19, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI urged Cameroon's bishops Wednesday to defend the traditional African family from the dangers of modernity and secularization and to spare the poor from the impact of globalization.
I watched portions of the Mass this morning, live from Cameroon. The stadium was packed, people lined the streets. The faith is very much alive and exploding in Africa, despite persecution. Few are aware there have been 8 million Muslim converts to christianity in Africa alone. The seminaries are filled to overflowing and some of those priests are now serving the Church in Europe and the Americas. May the Holy Spirit continue to strengthen and guide these peoples!