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Latest Lusophone Catholic Bishops’ Meeting “moment of profound pastoral sharing”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde

Sep 12, 2025

The five-day 16th meeting of Catholic Bishops from Portuguese-speaking African countries (Lusophone countries) set to conclude on Saturday, September 13 is “a moment of profound pastoral sharing,” Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Mindelo has said.

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