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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. 

Your Solidarity “gives us hope”: Mozambique’s Catholic Bishops to Colleagues in Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe

Mozambique’s Catholic Bishops have recognized with appreciation the solidarity of their counterparts in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe following...

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Lubango Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

At Episcopal Anniversary, Angolan Spiritan Archbishop Urged “to be a constant instrument of unity”

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Lubango Catholic Archdiocese has been urged to continue fostering the unity of the people of God as he marks...

Angola, São Tomé and Principe Bishops’ Triduum Prayer for Peace in Mozambique Concludes with Call to End Violence

The Triduum Prayer initiative of the members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) for the people of God...

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Stop serving interests of global policies”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola to African Leaders

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has urged African leaders to reject policies from international communities that discriminate...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, executive secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Angola and São Tomé. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Bishops in Angola, São Tomé Initiate Triduum Prayer for Peace in Mozambique, Say Part of “Jubilee Year of Hope

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have launched a three-day prayer initiative for the people...

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo

Catholic Archbishop in Mozambique Launches 2025 Jubilee Year with Call for “resilience, faith, hope” amid Challenges

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo has called the people of God under his pastoral care to foster resilience,...

Launched Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year “opportunity to renew bonds of faith”: Catholic Bishop in Angola

The Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, which Pope Francis officially inaugurated on the eve of Christmas Day 2024 is “an opportunity”...

Newly Ordained Deacons in Mozambique Reminded of Early Christians’ Diaconate Ministry: “dedication to service of others”

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso has urged the two newly ordained Deacons to draw inspiration from the original Diaconate ministry of the early...

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo. Credit: Archdiocese of Maputo

Catholic Archbishop in Mozambique Urges Spouses to Embrace Forgiveness as “foundation of true conjugal love”

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo has called upon spouses to embrace the virtue of forgiveness, which he said...

Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel during the ordination of 14 Priests and a deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola. Credit: Diocese of Ondjiva, Nuncio Dubiel

Be “ministers of unity in Church, Family”: Apostolic Nuncio in Angola to Newly Ordained Priests, Deacon

The representative of the Holy Father in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe has called upon the 14 Priests and...

“Christian life cannot be lived superficially”: Angolan Bishop Calls for Love in “actions, attitudes, decisions”

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela has cautioned Christians against superficiality in their faith practice. 

At Perpetual Profession, Bishop in Guinea-Bissau Urges Catholic Nun to Emulate Prophet Jeremiah’s “resilience, faith”

Bishop José Lampra Cá of the Catholic Diocese of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau has urged a member of the Clarist Franciscan Missionaries of the Most Blessed...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, executive secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Angola and São Tomé. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Justice and Peace Commission Official Decries Undermining of “the supreme value” of Human Life in Angola

The sanctity of human life has been trivialized in Angola, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP)...

Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Newly Ordained Priests, Deacons in Angola Cautioned against “temptation of power, money”

Archbishop Luzizila Kiala of the Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje in Angola has urged the two Deacons and Priests he ordained on December 7 to...

Credit: Rádio Sol Mansi

Marian Pilgrimage in Guinea-Bissau Ends with Call to “preserve unity in faith, work for peace”

The annual Marian pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Nativity in Cacheu in Guinea-Bissau has ended with...

“You must not be bought”: Catholic Journalists in Angola Cautioned against Compromising Journalistic Independence

Catholic journalists in Angola have been urged to safeguard their journalistic independence, resisting any monetary influences that would compromise their...

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Condemns “inappropriate dances”, Other Abuses in Eucharistic Celebrations

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has urged pastoral and liturgical agents to be on the look-out for...

Manuel Costa de Los Ríos. Credit: Inforpresse

Cape Verde Collaborating with Argentina in Advancing Cause for Possible Canonization of First Native Saint

The Catholic Church in Cape Verde is collaborating with that of Argentine in advancing the canonization cause for Manuel Costa...

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, executive secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Angola and São Tomé. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Official in Angola Advocates for “care for the elderly, children” amid Drought Linked to El Niño Phenomenon

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

President Joe Biden with Angola's President, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. Credit: Jornal de Angola

Visit of U.S. President Joe Biden is “an excellent opportunity for Angola”: Catholic Archbishop

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has described the recent visit of the U.S. President Joe Biden in...