Angola’s Catholic Youth “eager to share faith, represent country” at WYD: Chaplain

He continued, “We have a very long coexistence with Portugal, and I believe that WYD will be for us a reunion of people who are not strangers to each other, people who have lived together since ancient times, people who know each other very well.”

The Angolan Catholic Priest said that he alongside Angola’s Catholic youth look forward to learning “new ways of being”.

“It will also be a learning experience of new models, new ways of being because in our caravan there are many young people who are participating for the first time in a meeting of this nature,” Fr. Pinho said. 

He went on to highlight preparations for the global event in Portugal, saying that the official delegation of Angola comprising 615 young people will be led by Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Cabinda Diocese.

“We are in the process of concluding the acquisition of visas for our pilgrims who will participate in the World Youth Day,” he said.

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The Angolan Catholic youth Chaplain thanked the Portuguese Embassy in Angola for facilitating the acquisition of visas for the Angolan pilgrims, who he said are expected to leave São Tomé and Príncipe for Lisbon between July 26 and July 31, and return on August 11.

João Vissesse contributed to the writing of this article.

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