Malanje, 17 September, 2023 / 7:02 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Luzizila Kiala of Malanje Archdiocese in Angola has called upon students and administrative staff of Catholic institutions of learning in his Metropolitan See to foster a Catholic identity and Christian values.
In his Wednesday, September 13 homily during a Holy Mass to mark the start of the new academic year, Archbishop Kiala said, “Everyone should be able to perceive in the Catholic schools the likeness of Jesus Christ, the master who today and always walks the roads of history, the only perfect teacher and man, in whom all human values find their full appreciation.”
“From the first day of entering a Catholic school, the student should receive the impression of being in a new environment, illuminated by the light of faith, in an environment honored by the evangelical spirit of charity and freedom,” the Angolan Catholic Bishop said during the Eucharistic celebration that was held at Our Lady of Assumption Parish of Malanje Archdiocese.
Archbishop Kiala added, “Catholic Schools have a duty to educate society in the values that guide respect for human dignity, justice, tolerance, love for others, freedom, truth, the common good and solidarity.”
“Education should form free and critical people capable of using their freedom responsibly,” the Catholic Archbishop of Malanje said, adding, “All education must educate for friendship, for fraternity, for peace and for solidarity.”
