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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. 

“The joy is immense for us”: Catholic Official in Guinea Bissau on Appointment of Bishop of Bafatá Diocese

The Coordinator for Pastoral Ministry in the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has expressed the joy of members of the Clergy...

Angola’s Catholic Bishops Emphasize Conversion, Prayer, Reconciliation among Lenten Season Pillars

Catholic Bishops in Angola have marked the beginning of Lent with calls for conversion, a life of prayer, and the...

“A life given for the Church”: Angola’s First Cardinal Remembered at Centenary Birth Anniversary

Late Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento, the first Cardinal in the Southern African nation of Angola, has been honoured on the...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

Christ’s Victory “over fear, difficulty, uncertainty” Inspires Religious Life: Mozambican Catholic Bishop at Profession

The victory of Jesus Christ over human challenges and limitations at his passion, death, resurrection, and ascension is a source...

Let’s “facilitate” Participation in Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year: Catholic Bishops in Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have challenged themselves to “facilitate” the active participation of...

Priestly Ministry “requires constant renewal”: Vicar General in Cape Verdean Catholic Diocese

The ministry of Catholic Priests in the contemporary world involves “constant renewal”, the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Santiago in...

Fr. Telmo Serôdio addressing Catholic journalists and media practitioners in São Tomé e Príncipe. Credit: Radio Jubilar

São Tomé and Príncipe’s Catholic Journalists, Media Practitioners Urged to “be communicators of hope”

Catholic Journalists and media practitioners in São Tomé and Príncipe have been challenged to be bearers of hope amid pervasive...

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde

“Historic, moment of ecclesial communion”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde on 21-Day Pastoral Visit to São Vicente Island

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has described his 21-day pastoral visit to the...

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). Credit: ACI Africa

To Realize Independence Aspirations, Angolans Must Overcome “division, inequality”: Catholic Archbishop

While the Southern African nation of Angola has recorded progress since gaining independence in November 1975, the people of God...

At Ordination, Catholic Bishop in Angola Emphasizes Service, Faults Secular Mentality of Diaconate as “promotion”

The ministry of Diaconate is not a promotion but God’s call to service with humility and dedication, Bishop Maurício Agostinho...

Catholic University of Angola Silver Jubilee Celebration Sets “a new stage” for “dreams, great dreams”: Vatican Cardinal

The 25th anniversary of the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN) sets “a new stage” for “great dreams”, the Prefect of...

“Disheartening, Worrying”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola on Profanation, Robbery in Two Parishes

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has condemned the recent robberies and profanations affecting two Parishes in his Metropolitan...

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde

Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde Denounces Extravagance in Government, Wants Needs of the Poor Prioritized

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo has urged Cape Verdean authorities to reduce government expenditure and direct...

Prioritize Prayer, “friendship with God": Catholic Archbishop in Angola to Newly Ordained Priests, Deacons

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has called upon the Deacons and Priests he...

Sr. Carla Luísa Frei Bamberg. Credit: ACI Africa

“We’re prepared at borders”: Angola’s Catholic Church Ready to Welcome DR Congo Refugees Fleeing Violence

The Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (CEPAMI) in Angola has said the Southern...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Angola and São Tomé. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Amid Abrupt U.S. Funding Cuts, Official of Bishops’ Entity in Angola Urges Africa’s Leaders to “find solutions together”

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

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Greater Emphasis on Anointing of the Sick During Jubilee Year

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has called on health pastoral workers to give greater emphasis to the administration...

“Love people while they are alive”: Catholic Bishop in Angola Faults Lavish Funerals, Calls for Solidarity with the Sick

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has urged the people of God to show love and solidarity to people while...

Bishop Firmino David of the Catholic Diocese of Sumbe in Angola

Let’s “be the leaven of vocations”: Catholic Bishop to Consecrated at Perpetual Professed in Angola

Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) need to recognize their role as sources of inspiration for...

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Pastoral Agents “must be bearers of hope”, Catholic Bishop in Angola Says, Emphasizes Trust in the Lord Who Strengthens

Those directly involved in the ministry of evangelization as pastoral agents must inspire hope among the people of God, Archbishop Filomeno...