Lusaka, Zambia, Jul 27, 2017 / 23:08 pm
As Zambia concluded a year of celebration marking 125 years since the Church was established in the country, its bishops have said that while it was once a missionary Church, it is now a Church on mission.
"Share your faith with other people, members of your extended families, and with other Zambians. Faith that is not shared remains small and is infantile. Faith shared is multiplied," Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu of Lusaka said at a July 14-15 ceremony in the nation's capital.
"Since the Church in Zambia has grown, it is now time to send missionaries to the world," agreed the Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia, Archbishop Julio Murat, noting it was time to be a witness to Western countries.
The two-day celebration included a focus on youth and on the variety of Catholic acitivities, highlighting the differences among the 11 Zambian dioceses.