Luanda, 26 May, 2025 / 4:37 pm (ACI Africa).
Christians have the obligation to conduct themselves in ways that positively impact the social life of others as well as the political sphere, Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho has said.
In his Monday, May 26 homily at the Chapel of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), Archbishop Kamwenho, who was at the helm of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango before he retired in September 2009 at the age of 75, emphasized the commitment of every Christian to the social, political, and spiritual life of the nation.
“We are living in difficult times. We cannot turn a blind eye to the social crisis around us. It is not just the responsibility of politicians. Politics is the art of serving the common good—and we, as Christians, are responsible for that as well. Saying politics is not my concern is a lie,” the 90-year-old Angolan Catholic Archbishop said.
Reflecting on Angola’s 50th Independence Anniversary to be marked later in September, he underscored the need for renewed commitment from Christians to build a more just, peaceful, and inclusive Angolan society.
“Celebrating independence is also celebrating the freedom to build a better nation. But freedom without responsibility is empty. We must be active citizens, each one contributing from where they are,” Archbishop Kamwenho said.
