Articles by João Vissesse
Angola’s Catholic men urged to ‘strengthen families, be examples of integrity’
Sep 23, 2025 / 11:35 amArchbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins has urged members of the Catholic Men Organization in Angola to be involved in the fight against societal voices.
‘Marriage is not a game’: Bishop in São Tomé and Príncipe denounces infidelity
Sep 3, 2025 / 11:45 amBishop João de Ceita Nazaré of the Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe has expressed concern over the growing crisis of family life.
National congress for laity in Angola ‘decisive milestone for Church’
Jul 22, 2025 / 06:00 amThe upcoming July 24–25 congress marks the resumption of a four-year cycle of coordination of the laity that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prioritize children’s schooling over gold mining, Angolan bishop says
May 8, 2025 / 09:00 amBishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto warned that prioritizing gold mining over “children’s schooling” has far-reaching consequences for his country’s future.
Angola archbishop: ‘I was on a list of people to be eliminated’
Jan 13, 2025 / 07:00 amAngolan Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba has revealed that he was once on a list of people targeted for assassination for defending truth and justice.
African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards
Dec 12, 2024 / 07:00 amThe 70th anniversary of Angola’s Catholic Radio was the occasion of a bracing plea for Catholic journalistic integrity by Bishop António Francisco Jaca.
Cardinal Turkson explores evolution of power in Church, society in Kenya college lecture
Aug 23, 2024 / 05:30 amGhanaian-born Cardinal Peter Turkson gave a lecture to open the new school year at the Nairobi, Kenya-based Hekima University College.
Pope Francis establishes new diocese in Angola, appoints its first bishop
Aug 2, 2024 / 11:30 amPope Francis has established a new diocese in Angloa — the Diocese of Ganda — and appointed Bishop Estêvão Binga as its pioneer bishop.
Thousands expected at annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola
Jul 22, 2024 / 07:00 amThousands of pilgrims are expected to participate in the 2024 pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Angola’s Diocese of Viana.
Angola archdiocese announces monthly Eucharistic adoration ahead of Church’s 2025 Jubilee
May 5, 2024 / 07:00 amEucharistic adoration facilitates “a true encounter with Christ,” said Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Luanda, Angola.