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    Vatican City (Italy), Oct 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left from the Vatican City after meeting with Pope Francis on October 30 (IST). He was accompanied by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. PM Modi had a very warm meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The meeting was scheduled only for 20 minutes but went on for an hour. Prime Minister and the Pope discussed a wide range of issues aimed at making our planet better such as fighting climate change and removing poverty. (SA)
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Komentáře • 215

  • @fun_learn199
    @fun_learn199 Před 2 lety +12

    Proud to be indian🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ jai hind, jai bharat🇮🇳

  • @samadhankarandikar9152
    @samadhankarandikar9152 Před 2 lety +5

    All are together 💕👍👍🙏🙏

  • @roseofpositivity247
    @roseofpositivity247 Před 2 lety +12

    God Bless Our Prime Minister...God Bless Our Holy Father Pope Francis

    • @rahulm2827
      @rahulm2827 Před 2 lety +2

      god bless hinduism. hinduism has given us modi ji to protect yourselfs against evil christianity.
      btw, i saw a documentary with statistics, why some women chose to become nuns. its a german documentary called "the abused daughters of jesus".

    • @RyngKatBaDPhiTogetherwithYou
      @RyngKatBaDPhiTogetherwithYou Před 2 lety +1

      God bless you Rahul M.
      I think, Humanity and Nationalism is our first priority. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rahulm2827 because of Christianity...now you has the freedom to be a Hindu....Bec we saved India form Islamists and United India 🇮🇳💪✊☦️☝️

    • @cosmasnongdhar8052
      @cosmasnongdhar8052 Před 2 lety

      @@rahulm2827 God bless you Haters....God bless India

    • @rahulm2827
      @rahulm2827 Před 2 lety

      @@cosmasnongdhar8052 no matter how strong jesus may be in this dark age of kalyug. remember: the truth is always strongest. you will win a 100 battles with jesus on your side but you shall lose the final war. dharma will win.

  • @lovelylovely9483
    @lovelylovely9483 Před 2 lety +10

    We expect arrival of Holy Father in Bharat.

  • @shubhojeetroy1887
    @shubhojeetroy1887 Před 2 lety +6

    Waah Modiji waah

  • @anthonyfrancis2080
    @anthonyfrancis2080 Před 2 lety +11

    Modi is doing great work for India 🌷⚘🌹💗🙏

    • @mukulbaruah1147
      @mukulbaruah1147 Před 2 lety

      Petrol diesel mahengai se lut kue.aabh bhi loog congress jamane se gorib ho goya.

    • @kinghorse3063
      @kinghorse3063 Před 2 lety

      பரதேசிஅவனைப்பற்றி உனக்கு
      தெரியாமாட நாதேரி

  • @seanbellfort2298
    @seanbellfort2298 Před 2 lety +5

    ☝️🇮🇳☝️💐☝️ Awesome. Jai Hind

  • @justs560
    @justs560 Před 2 lety +10

    All roads leads to Rome , the capital of Empires and history there begins all Historical stories.

  • @user-SH1908
    @user-SH1908 Před 2 lety +3

    Jai Ho 🙏

  • @RyngKatBaDPhiTogetherwithYou

    Jai Hind 🇮🇳 Long Live our PM NaMo. God bless our Pope Francis.

  • @shinglaiapingjohn6760
    @shinglaiapingjohn6760 Před 2 lety +5

    Hope they have a productive meeting,, God bless them both.

    • @adnanadill
      @adnanadill Před 2 lety +1

      Humble Request the Italy Government and Europeans estates.
      Please don't entertain this guy Modi
      He spends lavishly our paid tax money in luxurio9us world tourism.
      where our country surfers, star vation, hun ger, Ill iteracy, No scho ols, No Hos pitals.
      High Malnut rition in our children

    • @aryanbhushan2118
      @aryanbhushan2118 Před 2 lety

      @@adnanadill true

  • @AAXBRO
    @AAXBRO Před 2 lety +4

    Our PM is great 👍

  • @ajaykumar_official1
    @ajaykumar_official1 Před 2 lety +13

    Its a good step and gesture by modi ji ...we should be united to fight against global jihad

    • @aryanbhushan2118
      @aryanbhushan2118 Před 2 lety

      What is the meaning of jihad?

    • @ajaykumar_official1
      @ajaykumar_official1 Před 2 lety

      @surgical analysis for detail read kuran or listen islamic scholar .

    • @ajaykumar_official1
      @ajaykumar_official1 Před 2 lety

      @surgical analysis i know ,,you ll denied everything ...
      What you have found inside there
      Peace or how to make piece

    • @ajaykumar_official1
      @ajaykumar_official1 Před 2 lety

      @surgical analysis i know you ll never accept those sentences of that heavenly book you ll protect and denied .Friend listens how god ll allow there follower to kill and loot those people who have dont faith in him . is this act or real god or fake .
      The whole world is suffering with bloodshed .Now a days it became more violent exm afganistan .

    • @ajaykumar_official1
      @ajaykumar_official1 Před 2 lety

      Honestly thats is not cause of that particular suara its problem of whole ideology inlighted with these books

  • @vijayagrawal22
    @vijayagrawal22 Před 2 lety +4

    Vatican City recognises Taiwan and is against China, things are way different than what it appears. China torchers the Xtians there and 🇮🇳 is using this to it's advantage. Pope is also one of the most powerful position in world, as Xtianity is the most followed religion

  • @kalpanapathak4897
    @kalpanapathak4897 Před 2 lety +4

    Praise the lord Modi Sarkar ❤️ haleluya 🔥 Jay Bharat Jay yeshu ❤️🇮🇳🌍🌎🌎🌎🌏👍

  • @EBSBABAB2014
    @EBSBABAB2014 Před 2 lety +3

    To beloved Modiji 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😍🙏 we are proud to have you as our leader. You are Great Leader and taking our nation to new heights...

  • @provasmalik1345
    @provasmalik1345 Před 2 lety +3

    👍

  • @renjithlal9404
    @renjithlal9404 Před 2 lety +3

    💐💐🧡❤🙏🙏

  • @sgv4810
    @sgv4810 Před 2 lety +7

    It was nice doing Namaste...

  • @ravsinghrajput2105
    @ravsinghrajput2105 Před 2 lety +15

    Modi ji is amazing...👍
    ....He went their and *blessed the Pope* and all his Cardinals...
    Usually it's the other way around...

    • @abeljoshua170
      @abeljoshua170 Před 2 lety +1

      Wow. Asses like you are ones who put Modiji in a very bad light.

    • @ravsinghrajput2105
      @ravsinghrajput2105 Před 2 lety +1

      @@abeljoshua170 how..?
      What's wrong with blessing each other..!!

    • @mosesnathan2305
      @mosesnathan2305 Před 2 lety

      @@ravsinghrajput2105 .
      One is holy the other one is khooni.

    • @brave_new_india_science
      @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety

      Pope is Missionaries sponser in india that we hindu doesnt give a shitt and allow to convert our people !! Hinduism is in my blood
      🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉

    • @arunchandramathi9572
      @arunchandramathi9572 Před 2 lety

      @@abeljoshua170 oh you forgot church abusing children and Pope refusing to accept the crimes.
      Who is khooni bro.

  • @magdalenethabah1361
    @magdalenethabah1361 Před 2 lety +2

    👍👍👍🙏

  • @tinamariacaesarmaria4938
    @tinamariacaesarmaria4938 Před 2 lety +11

    Amen amen pm modi is so lucky to meet the pope

    • @mid5526
      @mid5526 Před 2 lety +1

      😄😄😄 pope is lucky to meet modi

    • @shivamnegi3214
      @shivamnegi3214 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mid5526 ❤️😊

    • @hansdsouza
      @hansdsouza Před 2 lety +1

      @@mid5526 Modi is lucky that Pope gave permission to meet.

  • @ablinkandulona8471
    @ablinkandulona8471 Před 2 lety +2

    Praise the Lord !

  • @narenderkumar5448
    @narenderkumar5448 Před 2 lety +2

    Jai hind jai ho mode je mode h to mumken h 🙏🏻👍🎉🔥😎

  • @omanaroy8412
    @omanaroy8412 Před 2 lety +3

    കണ്ണ് നിറ യു ന്നു....

  • @srinivasasrinivasa3597
    @srinivasasrinivasa3597 Před 2 lety +3

    Jai hind jai bharath jai jai Modi ji

  • @sebistonemaraktvchannel7433

    God bless your 🙏🙏💖💖💖

  • @shrivkondanaik367
    @shrivkondanaik367 Před 2 lety +2

    "God of India Nation " - Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendara Modi....🪴🇮🇳🪴

  • @yakshk4735
    @yakshk4735 Před 2 lety +3

    Hope the world leaders and dignitaries would understand and support Mr. Modi.

  • @PrinceKumar-cf7ek
    @PrinceKumar-cf7ek Před 2 lety +4

    🙏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐🙏

  • @arminasangma7981
    @arminasangma7981 Před 2 lety +5

    Papa Francis welcome to India

  • @sangeethams506
    @sangeethams506 Před 2 lety

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JK-eh3mz
    @JK-eh3mz Před 2 lety

    🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @veeranjaihindmarwaha9759
    @veeranjaihindmarwaha9759 Před 2 lety +2

    Jai hind🙏

  • @arminasangma7981
    @arminasangma7981 Před 2 lety +3

    How great Pope Francis and Modi PM

  • @AnilKumar-mt2vu
    @AnilKumar-mt2vu Před 2 lety +2

    Hare Krishna Pope ji😍🙏🚩

  • @philipbennetvisenthirosada9288

    Proud Indian

  • @simonabraham9645
    @simonabraham9645 Před 2 lety +2

    🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍!!!!

  • @user-qi3sn7jp8z
    @user-qi3sn7jp8z Před 2 lety

    SABKO AASIS DE DUST SETAANSE PAAPOSE BURI AADATOSE NARAKSE BACHAAYE SVARGME ANANTJIVAN MILE HE UPARVAALE JIVIT ISHAVAR PRABHU YESHUPITAA SATGURUDEV

  • @555T22
    @555T22 Před 2 lety +3

    Revelation 17:1-6 "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:18 "And the woman which you saw is that great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth."

  • @revathiepushpalatha2782
    @revathiepushpalatha2782 Před 2 lety +2

    PM Modi interacts with Indian Olympics contingent | 18 August 2021
    38,207 viewsAug 18, 2021
    Sansad TV
    MODIs compare the two images

  • @DesiOpinion
    @DesiOpinion Před 2 lety +3

    श्रीराम को जानने वाले ही अब्राहम कि कदर कर शकता ७ै।।

    • @user-qi3sn7jp8z
      @user-qi3sn7jp8z Před 2 lety +1

      AAPKE MAGAJME GOBAR BHARAA HE PAVITR BIBLE PATTHO

    • @user-ub8tb1vw9b
      @user-ub8tb1vw9b Před 2 lety

      @@user-qi3sn7jp8z pavitr babile bhi bekar ram bhi bekar science padho ..

  • @user-sj6wu5ul1s
    @user-sj6wu5ul1s Před 2 lety +1

    Намасте! С, Богом!

  • @peteranthonyperreira5836
    @peteranthonyperreira5836 Před 2 lety +7

    Pop is unaware of Christianity
    And it's precautions...in mp up utterakhand orissa. Many part of India.....
    All are interested in seat and power not on humanity

  • @ranimuthu7993
    @ranimuthu7993 Před 2 lety +9

    Jai Hind jai modisarkar

  • @kreb6083
    @kreb6083 Před 2 lety

    🇮🇳श्री मोदिजि ♥️

  • @AbhishekRoyOfficial_
    @AbhishekRoyOfficial_ Před 2 lety +4

    Jai modi

  • @pawanmotovlog4356
    @pawanmotovlog4356 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice Bharat aage badhata rahe 🙏

  • @tamilselvithiurppathi6287

    Modiji the great

  • @superherograndson5996
    @superherograndson5996 Před 2 lety

    If modi goes then why they won't destroy Mosques

  • @brave_new_india_science

    Jai shri ram

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety

      It was the missionaries who teach you to type in English
      It was the missionaries who educate you to basic life style
      It was the missionaries who gave their Church and land for the first Rock space center of India ✊💪🇮🇳☦️☝️

  • @kinghorse3063
    @kinghorse3063 Před 2 lety +6

    மத மதுவெறிபிடித்தவனை
    அங்குஏன்அனுமதித்தீர்கள்

  • @SARFARAZY
    @SARFARAZY Před 2 lety +1

    Fucking taxi...omgwtf

  • @ramaraocheepi7847
    @ramaraocheepi7847 Před 2 lety +2

    Paying visit to Pope augurs well for building up religious relationships especially when the fast moving technological world has no interest.

  • @johnkoshy8268
    @johnkoshy8268 Před 2 lety +5

    Modi bhai Bangalore me thumara RSS walone church me guskar bhajan kyom Gaya mafi mangega

    • @muralib406
      @muralib406 Před 2 lety +4

      Saala jaa ke tumare conversion karnevala bhikariyose puchlo

    • @hansdsouza
      @hansdsouza Před 2 lety +2

      Man mein Bapu, Dil mein Godse hai Modi ke.

    • @nps7742
      @nps7742 Před 2 lety +2

      Stop sending your missionary people to my house and ask them stop demonising hindu gods you will not face any problem.

    • @kingofdevil108
      @kingofdevil108 Před 2 lety +1

      @@muralib406 yaa right

    • @abhishektewary6635
      @abhishektewary6635 Před 2 lety

      Nai

  • @JitendraSingh-hu9gb
    @JitendraSingh-hu9gb Před 2 lety +5

    हर हर मोदी

  • @Rehman_0416
    @Rehman_0416 Před 2 lety +9

    Progress of BJP as follows:
    In 2021 petrol Rs. 120 diesel Rs.114 gas Rs.970 edible oil Rs.200
    In 2013 petrol Rs. 62 diesel Rs.49 gas Rs.450 edible oil Rs.80.

    • @nps7742
      @nps7742 Před 2 lety +1

      In 2000 petrol price was rs 28
      2012 it rs. 68( without any pandamic.)
      In 2021 with pandamic it's rs 110.
      And what's your point....

  • @arkobabi
    @arkobabi Před 2 lety +1

    This is begining ...no monry, status, power,politics, jihad csn not save a xxxx

  • @mukulbaruah1147
    @mukulbaruah1147 Před 2 lety +3

    Double character s .desh mae ek bahar ek.

  • @virginslifestyle5321
    @virginslifestyle5321 Před 2 lety +2

    This is christianity. Who ever cheats God they are getting their rewards

  • @rudraraj8749
    @rudraraj8749 Před 2 lety +2

    The tall person towards the left who nods his head in response to the PMs namaste seems arrogant

  • @RAMESHR-uu3om
    @RAMESHR-uu3om Před 2 lety +3

    Next Goa election need Christian vote?

  • @rahulm2827
    @rahulm2827 Před 2 lety +11

    i'm really dissapointed.
    why did modi ji have to go to this dirty filthy place filled with sexual criminals?

    • @malathisubha1963
      @malathisubha1963 Před 2 lety +7

      First see dirtiness in your eyes, lots of rapes in India, no safety in Delhi, lbcoz it is considered as rape vity.

    • @malathisubha1963
      @malathisubha1963 Před 2 lety

      @Joe Xavier brother I'm Indian and a Christian. India is rich in culture and heritage. But bcoz of some politicians, mad religious beliefs makes India corrupted and seems to be unsafe place for others. But people's are good only like me☹️😞

    • @mosesnathan2305
      @mosesnathan2305 Před 2 lety

      Rahul .all the brothels in india belongs to us your father.

    • @brave_new_india_science
      @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety

      Pope is Missionaries sponser in india that we hindu doesnt give a shitt and allow to convert our people !! Hinduism is in my blood
      🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉

    • @brave_new_india_science
      @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety

      @@malathisubha1963 why you join christianity first know your hinduism and then decide sister 🕉🕉🕉

  • @anniegeorge6749
    @anniegeorge6749 Před 2 lety +7

    Mr. Modi, hope on your return to India, you will put an end to burning down churches, persecuting christians. This trip will be a waste, just a phasaad.

    • @nps7742
      @nps7742 Před 2 lety +3

      Will consider that .
      How pathetic..
      It's been 20 year goa has been bjp govt how many churches burnt down how many Christian prosecuted.

    • @anniegeorge6749
      @anniegeorge6749 Před 2 lety

      @@nps7742 News channels have avoided this aspect. Don't know who you are. Do travel to Orissa, Assam, Jharkhand, Rajadthan, UP. I don't place my comments unneccessarily. Do make your research. God Bless.

    • @abhishektewary6635
      @abhishektewary6635 Před 2 lety +1

      Nai

    • @user-pl9pi6jf3y
      @user-pl9pi6jf3y Před 2 lety +1

      @@nps7742 Modi is no one fraud
      Amithsha is no two'

    • @nps7742
      @nps7742 Před 2 lety +2

      @@anniegeorge6749 you do your research last time I checked their was a Christian mob killed two hindu guru's in Maharashtra....and if you want the list Christian missionaries killing do your own research . Hindus are defending our culture.

  • @king-cx8vw
    @king-cx8vw Před 2 lety +5

    Lord Jesus spread the Christianity all over India.

    • @user-ur2en1zq4f
      @user-ur2en1zq4f Před 2 lety +2

      Ok boommer

    • @sanchan7312
      @sanchan7312 Před 2 lety +1

      No need we are happy with our religion it is demonic to convert people

    • @remrem6681
      @remrem6681 Před rokem

      Jesus already done this. Tell me the place where belivers doesn't exist. It wa the prophecy. Most of the people's doesn't have idea, how a prosecuted religion became the beloved sect of world

  • @Suresh_Deshmukh
    @Suresh_Deshmukh Před 2 lety +2

    बादशाह of नौटंकी..

  • @a.m.hanifarafeek8683
    @a.m.hanifarafeek8683 Před 2 lety

    Modi🐚🐚🐚😂😂👎👎🐩👠👠

  • @zafarlatif7687
    @zafarlatif7687 Před 2 lety +3

    Moti ji.... You are spending too much money on expenses. Trips... These money comes from poor people.. Poor people but petrol diesel. Gas. And edible oil at high price.... Have mercy on poor people...

    • @riaagarwal1843
      @riaagarwal1843 Před 2 lety +4

      Wtf😂
      He is not on vacation

    • @goldenbricks3310
      @goldenbricks3310 Před 2 lety +5

      So you mean he should sit quite at home. You people doesn't know the difference on vacation and work.

    • @heatengine9283
      @heatengine9283 Před 2 lety +2

      Poor people do not pay tax.

    • @dalinaik9996
      @dalinaik9996 Před 2 lety +2

      Modi ji is not like corrupt congress antaniuo vadra scam
      There are so many gotals in congress tenure
      Wr should be proud of our pm
      Jalne wly jalenge hi

    • @mangalchandsingalkar1210
      @mangalchandsingalkar1210 Před 2 lety

      Pak PM bhikh mangane jata hai, Bharat ka PM desh ki izzat badhane, economy strong karane aur problem solve karane jata hai. UAE J & K me invest kar raha hai, Pakistan me nahi.

  • @abdullashamil9238
    @abdullashamil9238 Před 2 lety

    Our fuel ⛽️ price hiker

  • @brave_new_india_science
    @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety +3

    Modi- namaste pope
    Pope - why you a hindu?
    Modi - what??
    Pope - convert into christianity
    Modi - well, i came here to convert.
    . you .
    Beaware of missionary around you
    jai shree ram 🕉🚩🚩🚩🔴🚩

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety +2

      It was the missionaries who teach you to type in English
      It was the missionaries who educate you to basic life style
      It was the missionaries who gave there Church and land for the first Rock space center of India ✊💪🇮🇳☦️☝️

    • @xavierkavalam9714
      @xavierkavalam9714 Před 2 lety +1

      @@holyleague8286 Dear Ojaswini., Hope you understood.

  • @brave_new_india_science
    @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety +4

    Modi- namaste pope
    Pope - why you a hindu?
    Modi - what??
    Pope - convert into christianity
    Modi - well, i came here to convert.
    . you .
    Beaware of missionary around you
    jai shree ram 🕉🚩🚩🚩🔴🚩

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety

      It was the missionaries who teach you to type in English
      It was the missionaries who educate you to basic life style
      It was the missionaries who gave there Church and land for the first Rock space center of India ✊💪🇮🇳☦️☝️

    • @insanhuman4155
      @insanhuman4155 Před 2 lety

      @@holyleague8286 Never argue with a fool

  • @brave_new_india_science
    @brave_new_india_science Před 2 lety +7

    Modi- namaste pope
    Pope - why you a hindu?
    Modi - what??
    Pope - convert into christianity
    Modi - well, i came here to convert.
    . you .
    Beaware of missionary around you
    jai shree ram 🕉🚩🚩🚩🔴🚩

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety +7

      It was the missionaries who teach you to type in English
      It was the missionaries who educate you to basic life style
      It was the missionaries who gave there Church and land for the first Rock space center of India ✊💪🇮🇳☦️☝️

    • @techytravelerofficial
      @techytravelerofficial Před 2 lety +6

      If those missionary were not came here you will rubbing stone to make some fire still now. And for chirstins conversion is not for killing and practice terrorism. It is for teaching them to love you're neighbors like you. That same practice is making that other country's so peaceful and developed. Its Not like beating innocent people for say jay sreeram and batch in cow shit to prevent corona 🤣🤣

    • @holyleague8286
      @holyleague8286 Před 2 lety

      @Lier Slayer
      Christianity first arrived in North Africa, in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. The Christian communities in North Africa were among the earliest in the world. Legend has it that Christianity was brought from Jerusalem to Alexandria on the Egyptian coast by Mark, one of the four evangelists, in 60 AD. This was around the same time or possibly before Christianity spread to Northern Europe.
      Once in North Africa, Christianity spread slowly West from Alexandria and East to Ethiopia. Through North Africa, Christianity was embraced as the religion of dissent against the expanding Roman Empire. In the 4th century AD the Ethiopian King Ezana made Christianity the kingdom's official religion. In 312 Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
      In the 7th century Christianity retreated under the advance of Islam. But it remained the chosen religion of the Ethiopian Empire and persisted in pockets in North Africa.
      In the 15th century Christianity came to Sub-Saharan Africa with the arrival of the Portuguese. In the South of the continent the Dutch founded the beginnings of the Dutch Reform Church in 1652.
      In the interior of the continent most people continued to practice their own religions undisturbed until the 19th century. At that time, Christian missions to Africa increased, driven by an antislavery crusade and the interest of Europeans in colonising Africa. However, where people had already converted to Islam, Christianity had little success.
      Christianity was an agent of great change in Africa. It destabilised the status quo, bringing new opportunities to some, and undermining the power of others. With the Christian missions came education, literacy and hope for the disadvantaged. However, the spread of Christianity paved the way for commercial speculators, and, in its original rigid European form, denied people pride in their culture and ceremonies.