Luanda, 03 March, 2025 / 8:56 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have challenged themselves to “facilitate” the active participation of the people of God under their pastoral care in the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.
In the communique following their February 24-28 First Ordinary Plenary Assembly, CEAST members emphasize the need for all Catholics to participate in the celebrations of the spiritual initiative that Pope Francis officially launched on the Eve of 2024 Christmas with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica of Rome.
They have expressed their commitment to joining the “Universal Church in the Jubilee celebrations marking the anniversary of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ” and encouraged Dioceses and their respective institutions to “organize pilgrimages to designated jubilee churches and to facilitate access to plenary indulgences for the faithful.”
Recognizing the role of Catechists and pastoral agents in the evangelization mission of the Church in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, CEAST members underscore the value of providing them with doctrinal, human, spiritual, and intellectual formation.
“To better address the challenges of evangelization today, we must prioritize continuous formation,” the Catholic Church leaders say in the February 28 statement.