Pope celebrates Mass before one million Angolans

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass today with an estimated one million Angolans and decried the “clouds of evil” over Africa that have spawned war, tribalism and ethnic rivalry that reduce poor people to slavery.

The biggest crowd of Benedict’s first pilgrimage to Africa turned up in sweltering heat for the open-air service on the outskirts of Angola’s seaside capital, Luanda, the last major event of his seven-day trip, which ends on Monday.