Ondjiva, 19 May, 2024 / 11:30 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Germano Penemote, a member of the Clergy of Angola’s Ondjiva Diocese, has urged journalists to use the means of communication to “guide families and educate children.”
In his homily during a visit to his native Diocese of Ondjiva, the Vatican diplomat, who serves as Apostolic Nuncio in Pakistan called for objective, transparent and responsible journalism that informs and educates.
“Make good use of the means of communication at your disposal, and use them to guide families, educate children and young people,” Archbishop Penemote said in his homily on May 12, this year’s 58th World Day of Social Communications Day (WCD) 2024, the annual event marked on the Sunday before Pentecost during which the Church celebrates the achievements of the communications media and how they can be engaged to promote gospel values.
More than anything else, he added, “make public those opportunities that are aimed at the development of all Angolans, because we are all Angolans and children of the same homeland.”
“We must therefore pray that the media can play its role with due responsibility and, above all, that they are aware of what is part of the real life and problems of the population,” Archbishop Penemote further said during the Eucharistic celebration at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral of Ondjiva Diocese.
