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Pourquoi le couronnement du crâne de sainte Agathe a choqué en Afrique
In brief
The ceremonial coronation of the skull relic of Saint Agatha in Catania, Italy, on August 17, 2026, caused indignation among African Christians.
Some African Christians viewed the ceremony as an act of idolatry or necromancy, according to a report by cath.ch. Jesuit anthropologist Ludovic Lado told cath.ch that this reaction stems from a comprehensible confusion regarding the ritual.
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