Pemba, 13 October, 2024 / 10:45 pm (ACI Africa).
The Bishop of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has expressed concern about persistent violent conflicts in the Southern African nation’s Cabo Delgado Province that his Episcopal See covers.
In a Tuesday, October 8 report, Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo is quoted as telling the Catholic Pontifical and Charity Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Portugal, that the lack of peace in the region ravaged by terrorism for the last seven years has increased the suffering of the people of God.
“In Mozambique, we have no peace, and I feel that with statements like these, there is a lack of solidarity with the people of Cabo Delgado,” Bishop Juliasse is quoted as saying, and adds, “It often seems like the problem of Cabo Delgado belongs only to the province and not to Mozambique as a whole.”
Still, he goes on to say, “we are doing what is in our nature—standing by the people, assisting those we can, and offering whatever help we receive.”
The Mozambican Catholic Bishop commends the partnership with ACN describing the Catholic charity foundation as “a helping hand” that has been indispensable during the most critical moments.
