African Catholics Say a Rhythmic 'Amen'

A hypnotic drum beat is a part of a push by African Catholics to win back believers who have joined the fast-growing Evangelical movement. Hundreds in Gabon have responded to the call of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a movement born in the United States in the 1960s, and leading a month-long campaign in the west African country to bring "lost sheep" back to the fold. At the rail station in Owendo, on the outskirts of Libreville, it is not a priest ...