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João Vissesse

João Vissesse

João Vissesse is an Angolan Journalist with a passion and rich experience in Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate. 

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“Communities need to be empowered”: Catholic Official in Angola on Importance of Environmental Education

The Director-General of MOSAIKO Institute for Citizenship, an entity of the Order of Preachers (OP) that is promoting human rights in Angola in...

Catholic Bishops in Angola Urge Active Participation in National Population Census

Catholic Bishops in Angola have, in different forums, urged inhabitants of the Southern African nation to “engage fully” in the...

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde

Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde Calls for “greater commitment to the paths of hope” in New Pastoral Year

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has urged the people of God in his...

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First Ever Bible Day in Angolan Diocese Gives Youths Clarity on Misconceptions about Catholic Faith

The Biblical Youth Coordinator for the Catholic Diocese of Viana has described the inaugural Bible Day in Angolan Episcopal See as an...

Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho

At 90th Birthday Celebration, Catholic Archbishop in Angola Advocates for Peaceful Coexistence, “we must be peacemakers”

Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho has advocated for peaceful coexistence in his native Southern African nation of Angola as he celebrated his 90th birthday.

Logo of the Arlindo Cardinal Gomes Furtado Foundation/Museum

Family of Cape Verde’s First Cardinal to Establish Foundation, Museum ahead of His 75th Birthday

The family of Arlindo Cardinal Gomes Furtado of Cape Verde has announced plans to launch a foundation and a museum in his...

Catholic Bishop in Angola Reminds Consecrated of Their “selfless act of love”, “total surrender to God” Decision

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola has reminded Consecrated persons of their lifelong decision to go beyond...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Decries “numerous cases of infidelity among spouses”, Wants Christian Values Fostered

The rise in cases of infidelity in marriage in the Southern African nation of Angola is a cause for concern,...

Target the many “excluded” Children in Provision of Formal Education: Archbishop to Angola’s Catholic School Officials

The many marginalized children in the Southern African nation of Angola need to be prioritized as beneficiaries of institutions of...

Bishop  Estêvão Binga. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Benguela

Extend Christian Faith Education to “everyday life and every space”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Catechists

Christian religious education has to go beyond the formal setting it takes place to influence daily living, the Local Ordinary...

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Participate fully in this exercise”: Archbishop to Catholics in Angola on Planned Population Census

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola is calling upon Catholics in the Southern African nation to participate in...

Bishop Dionísio Hisilenapo of the Catholic Diocese of Namibe in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against “calculated charity”, Calls for True Charity, “genuine compassion”

Bishop Dionísio Hisilenapo of the Catholic Diocese of Namibe in Angola has called upon followers of Jesus Christ to be charitable in their interpersonal...

“Learning is a process of liberation”: Catholic Official at Launch of New Academic Year in Angolan Archdiocese

The Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje in Angola has underscored the importance of education in transforming and liberating people.

Amid “the bad news we counter”, Let’s Look to God, Who “walks with us, presides over human history”: Angolan Bishop

The challenges the people of God in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Viana may be experiencing should not end in despair, the Local...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST). Credit: ACI Africa

Official of Justice and Peace Commission in Angola, São Tomé Urges Christians to “hope and act with creation”

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) wants...

Fr. Adelino Calonda during the opening Mass of the 2024/2025 Catechetical n Angola's Luanda Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Catechists in Angola Urged to Teach Catechumens “the truth with patience, depth”

Catechists are required to patiently teach catechumens the doctrine of the Church and to do so with “depth,” the Episcopal...

Angola’s Kwito-Bié Catholic Diocese Marks 84th Anniversary with Call to Rebuild, Establish New Parishes

On the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the erection of the Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié in Angola, the Local Ordinary has...

“One of the most critical issues is hunger”: Justice, Peace Commission in Angolan Diocese Reaches Out to Drought Victims

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola has reached out to the more than one thousand...

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Urges Newly Ordained Priests to Be “at the service of others” after the Example of Jesus

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has urged eight Deacons he ordained Priests to embody the spirit of...

“Our prayers are answered”: Pilgrims Share Lived Experiences from Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola

Pilgrims who participated in the 2024 pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima in the Catholic Diocese of Viana and...