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João Vissesse

João Vissesse

João Vissesse is an Angolan Journalist with a passion and rich experience in Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate. 

Two Angolan Prelates Call for Fostering of Catholic Identity in Learning Institutions, Highlight Other Gaps, Solutions

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola and his counterpart in country’s Cabinda...

New Priests in Angola Urged to be Present in Communities, Walk with the People

Bishop Pio Hipunyati of the Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola has called on seven Deacons he ordained Priests against isolating themselves from those...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga. Credit: ACI Africa

“Creation is wounded by human greed”: Catholic Official in Angola Laments, Calls for “attitude of care for creation”

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and...

Credit: Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe.

“Marriage is not a game”: Catholic Bishop in São Tomé and Príncipe Denounces Infidelity, Calls for Family Renewal

Bishop João de Ceita Nazaré of the Catholic Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe has expressed concern over the growing...

Credit: Diocese of Quelimane

“I came to walk with you”, Bishop in Mozambique Says at Installation, Urges “Pilgrim, Missionary, Synodal Church”

On the occasion of his installation as the Local Ordinary of Mozambique’s Quelimane Catholic Diocese, Bishop Osório Citora Afonsoi assured the people of...

Credit: Radio Eclesia Namibe

Angolan Catholic Bishop Urges Openness to Forgiveness, Says “reconciliation will not come from signed agreements alone”

Bishop Dionísio Hisiilenapo of the Catholic Diocese of Namibe in Angola has called upon the people of God in the...

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of the Catholic Diocese of Cabinda in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Angolan Bishop Urges Redefinition of Church Strategies to Safeguard Catholic Scouting

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of the Catholic Diocese of Cabinda in Angola has called for urgent rethinking of the Catholic Church’s strategies to address...

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo. Credit: Huambo Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Urges Teachers to Be “authentic educators of faith, hope”

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has urged Catholic teachers to embrace their teaching apostolate as...

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso arrives at the Catholic Diocese of Quelimane ahead of his installation. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Quelimane

“Continue to pray for me”: New Catholic Bishop of Quelimane Diocese in Mozambique Ahead of Installation

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso who has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mozambique’s Maputo Catholic Archdiocese has appealed for spiritual...

Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel. Credit: Capuchins in Angola

“Be truly holy”: Apostolic Nuncio to OFM Capuchins in Angola at Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter

The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has called on members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) participating...

Credit: Capuchins in Angola

OFM Capuchins in Angola Urged to Live among the People, “experience their pains and hopes”

Members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola have been urged to live among the people they serve,...

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo. Credit: Huambo Archdiocese

Newly Ordained Priest, Deacons in Angola Urged to Embrace Listening, Ongoing Formation in their Ministry

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has called on a Priest and ten Deacons he ordained to embrace their ministry...

Credit: Fr. Alberto de Moraes

“A time of profound reflection”: Official on Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter of OFM Capuchins in Angola

The ongoing Third Ordinary and Elective Provincial Chapter of members of the  Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola is...

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Viana

Angolan Bishop Cautions against Indifference, Emphasizes Love, Justice in “concrete commitment, effective solidarity”

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has cautioned the people in the Southern African nation against indifference to the...

Credit: Sr. Elizabete Corazza

Brazilian Catholic Priest on Visit to Angola with Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis Says “Holiness possible for everyone”

The Spiritual Director of the Association of Devotees of Blessed Carlo Acutis has encouraged Angola’s youths to embrace holiness as a concrete and achievable...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Menongue

Angola’s Menongue Diocese Golden Jubilee: Local Ordinary Hails Growth in Vocations, Missionary Presence

Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako of the Catholic Diocese of Menongue in Angola has hailed the pastoral and missionary growth in his...

Credit: CEAST

Angola’s Catholic Bishops Deny Involvement in Civil Society’s Call to Cancel Angola–Argentina Friendly Match

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have distanced themselves from a civil society appeal to...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Menongue

Plans Underway for Conclusion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Menongue

The Catholic Diocese of Menongue in Angola has unveiled the full program for the conclusion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, the height...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga. Credit: ACI Africa

“We cannot be burying Angolans because of water and land”: Angolan Catholic Official on Deadly Ethnic Clashes

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has...

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique. Credit: Beira Archdiocese

Pursue Holiness in “simplicity, love in small things”: Catholic Archbishop in Mozambique to Newly Ordained Priest

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has called upon the Deacon he ordained a...