Luanda, 19 March, 2025 / 7:49 pm (ACI Africa).
The President of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and Social Communication of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has called on Christians in Angola to contribute to the nation’s progress, lamenting the country’s stagnation due to a lack of consistency in faith-based values.
In his homily during the closing of the National Meeting of Directors of Diocesan Radios in Angola, Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela expressed concern that the Southern African nation is not advancing as it should because many Christians, including Catholics, are failing to translate their faith into action.
“We are saddened to see that this country, which is celebrating 50 years of independence, a Christian nation—because the majority of its citizens are Christians and Catholics—is not progressing well,” Bishop Jaca said during the March 16 Eucharistic celebration that was held at the St. Joseph Parish Cathedral of Lubango Archdiocese.
He added, “We are not being consistent with our faith, which calls us to integrity, justice, respect for others, and dedication to the common good.”
“A nation cannot be built on selfishness and personal interests alone but on collective responsibility and unity. This is what forms a people. This is what builds a true Church community,” the Angolan Catholic Bishop said.
