During his November visit to Africa, where nearly 200m Roman Catholics live, Pope Francis said that children were some of the greatest victims of Africa's historical exploitation by other powers.  He also urged young Africans to resist corruption. But should the Vatican be doing more to put its own house in order?


A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence that land owned by the Catholic Church in Uganda is being used for child labour. 

The allegations centre on the dicoese of Kabale, south-west Uganda, where the BBC found evidence that children as young as 10 were working on a tea plantation. 

A local Catholic Church official confirmed that there had been a business deal between the diocese and a tea company, Kigezi Highland Tea, since 2013.