Why did Cardinal Nzapalainga meet Leo XIV?

The audience came just two months after Leo XIV appointed a coadjutor for the 59 year old cardinal amid reports of a Vatican investigation.

Pope Leo XIV met Tuesday with one of Africa’s most prominent Catholic leaders.

Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, pictured in 2017. Screenshot from @UNMINUSCA YouTube channel.

That, in itself, is not surprising. But the background to the June 30 encounter between Leo XIV and Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga of Bangui, Central African Republic, is intriguing.

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