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On the occasion of the 23rd National Peace and Reconciliation Day marked on April 4 in Angola, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje has called upon Angolans to collaborate with the government in the process of consolidating peace.
Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako of the Diocese of Menongue in Angola has commended the “faith and full engagement” of the people of God in his Episcopal See in the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.
The people of God in Angola need to “invest” their energies in fostering reconciliation, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said.
The people of God in Angola need to live the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year with “greater dynamism” to fully experience its graces, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Mbanza Congo Catholic Diocese has said.
Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku of the Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo in Angola has expressed concern about the ongoing armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that it could have direct or indirect consequences for Angola.
The National Coordinator of the Association for the Promotion of Women in the Angolan Catholic Church (PROMAICA) has highlighted the role of women in Church and society as “crucial” and to be fostered.
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.
While the Southern African nation of Angola has recorded progress since gaining independence in November 1975, the people of God in the country continue to suffer deep social and economic disparities amid persistent poverty, the President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.
The 25th anniversary of the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN) sets “a new stage” for “great dreams”, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education has said.
The ministry of Diaconate is not a promotion but God’s call to service with humility and dedication, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has told the five Seminarians he ordained Deacons on February 22.
Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has called upon the Deacons and Priests he ordained on February 15 to prioritize their friendship with God through prayer.
The Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (CEPAMI) in Angola has said the Southern African nation is ready to welcome refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who are fleeing the latest cycle of violence in the Central African nation.
The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) is urging Africa’s leaders to find a common strategy in addressing challenges following the U.S. government’s abrupt funding cuts.
Those directly involved in the ministry of evangelization as pastoral agents must inspire hope among the people of God, Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has said.
Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) need to recognize their role as sources of inspiration for others to desire to respond to God’s call, Bishop Firmino David of the Catholic Diocese of Sumbe in Angola has said.
Bishop Vicente Sanombo of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié has called on pastoral agents to remain faithful to their mission as missionary disciples and not allow the pursuit of material wealth to overshadow their Christian identity.
The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has emphasized the importance of hope and the need for Consecrated Persons to promote vocations.
Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho has faulted Angola’s current constitution, describing it as party-based and modeled after Marxist-Leninist constitutions, which, according to him, does not reflect the identity of all Angolans.
Bishop Firmino David of the Catholic Diocese of Sumbe in Angola has urged Sr. Suisacla Armando Pedro, who made her Perpetual Profession on February 1 to embrace her religious vocation within the community, noting that Consecrated Life is not meant to be lived in isolation.
Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has called upon women and men Religious in the Southern African nation to seek holiness in the example of the person of Jesus Christ.