{"id":63844,"date":"2014-11-10T19:39:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=63844"},"modified":"2014-11-10T19:47:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:47:01","slug":"pope-praises-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=63844","title":{"rendered":"Pope praises Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis on Monday lauded Ghana as a success story for Africa, recognizing the country&#8217;s peace, democratic governance and the new image President John Mahama is building for the African Continent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63853\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-5.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 5\" width=\"960\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-5-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama and his wife, Lordina, were at the Vatican on Monday for an Official Visit, coming a year after Ghana appointed its first envoy to the Holy See.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63859\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-42.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-42.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-42-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The discussions also centered on the Ebola Virus Disease and the strategies to tackling it. At the Vatican, President Mahama also held discussions with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Patoline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63847\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-2.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 2\" width=\"585\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-2.jpg 585w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-2-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63863\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-6.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 6\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63866\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-7.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 7\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63868\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-8.jpg\" alt=\"mahama and pope 8\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mahama-and-pope-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Flagstaff House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis on Monday lauded Ghana as a success story for Africa, recognizing the country&#8217;s peace, democratic governance and the new image President John Mahama is building for the African Continent. 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