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Article: Suburb Catholics to Take Part in Beatification Rites
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- March 16, 1996
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`Save Africa with Africans!" was Daniel Comboni's rallying cry.
The European slave trade in Africa troubled Comboni in the
mid-19th century and he made it his life's work to evangelize the
African people. The idea was not to take charge of the African
people, but to train them to be their own leaders.
This weekend, 100,000 people will be in Rome for his
beatification ceremonies, one step below sainthood.
From west suburban La Grange Park, a contingent of about 30
Roman Catholics will participate in the Sunday celebration. They are
people connected with a Comboni Missionaries center that trains lay
people to work in Africa.
"I am excited, but not surprised. For us, Comboni has always ...