Mauritius

Pope warns booming Mauritius against ‘idolatrous economic model’

By Claire Giangravé — September 10, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Though today Mauritius is 'an oasis of peace,' Francis said it must still 'remain vigilant.'

Pope Francis to address conflict, climate in Africa in three-country visit

By Claire Giangravé — September 3, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A top Vatican official described Africa as 'a laboratory for integral development' — a term that in this papacy refers to a sustainable society based on precepts in a 2015 papal encyclical on the environment.

In Mauritius, transgender women fight prejudice and find themselves

By Martine Luchmun — December 23, 2017
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (RNS) -- Fear of losing one's job or being ridiculed by friends and family often pushes transgender people to hide their feelings and identities on the African island nation.
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