Catechism of the Catholic Church Translated into Ibinda Language Ready for Use in Angola’s Cabinda Diocese

“This catechism is also our starting point for the catechetical reform we're going to carry out in the Diocese,” he further said, and continued, “We've produced 1,000 copies and we're transporting them to Cabinda and making them available to our Catechists because when I visit the communities the Catechists' main concern is: we don't have the Catechism.”

The Catholic Bishop, who also serves as the president of the Episcopal Commission for Youth, University Ministry and Scouting of CEAST said the translated version of CCC will be officially launched in his Episcopal See in the days ahead.

Pope St. John Paul II  approved the CCC in French in June 1992 and promulgated it on 11 October 1992 through his Apostolic Constitution, Fidei depositum, on the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Five years later, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Polish-born Pope approved and promulgated the “definitive text” of the Catechism in Latin through his Apostolic Letter, Laetamur Magnopere.

In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a summary of CCC. 

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