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Fr. José Eduardo Afonso. Credit: Diocese of Santiago

In Newly Launched Book, Catholic Priest in Cape Verde Shares Insights into God’s Wisdom

Jul 17, 2024

Readers of a newly launched book are to gain insights into God’s wisdom and power, the author of the book has said.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Santiago

“Be concerned about the people of God”: Catholic Bishop to Newly Ordained Priest in Cape Verde

Jul 16, 2024

Catholic Priests are expected to be preoccupied with the people of God under their pastoral care, paying keen attention to what God wants of them in their respective missions, Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares has said.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Santiago

“Be instruments in God's hands”: Cardinal in Cape Verde to Newly Ordained Priest, Deacon

Jul 11, 2024

The Bishop of Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago has called upon the Priest and Deacon he ordained on July 7 to allow God guide them in their service as Clergy. 

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Mindelo

Priesthood “an act of courage”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde to Newly Ordained Priest

Jul 8, 2024

The call to the Priesthood takes courage and the will to serve God’s people, Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has said.

Credit: Diocese of Santiago

Plans Underway for Cape Verde’s Catholic Youth Jubilee Year, Official Says “spiritual dimension is extremely important”

Jul 7, 2024

Plans are underway towards the celebration of the National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youths in Cape Verde that is scheduled to take place from August 4 -12 under the theme, “Joyful in hope” that was inspired by recommendations from Pope Francis 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Like St. Anthony of Padua, “aim high”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde to Youths

Jun 18, 2024

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has called upon young people in his Episcopal See to look to St. Anthony of Padua for inspiration, not settling for average.

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves with Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

“A memorable meeting”: President of Cape Verde on Encounter with Pope Francis in Rome

Jun 15, 2024

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves, has described his Friday, June 14 audience with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Place in Rome as “memorable”.

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves to  meet Pope Francis in Rome on 14 June 2024.

President of Cape Verde to Highlight “challenges of today” in His Planned Friday Audience with Pope Francis

Jun 13, 2024

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves, plans to highlight contemporary challenges, including those in Africa during his planned audience with Pope Francis.

The Bishops of Cape Verde’s the Catholic Dioceses of Santiago and Mindelo during the May 28-29 meeting. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Mindelo

Cape Verde’s Two Dioceses Chart Way for Future Collaboration at Inaugural Meeting

Jun 1, 2024

The Bishops of Cape Verde’s Catholic Dioceses of Santiago and Mindelo who meet at the same Episcopal conference with their peers from Mauritania, Guinea Bissau and Senegal are looking into ways in which they can collaborate to address problems that are specific to their country.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes  of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde. Credit: Diocese of Mindelo

Cape Verdean Diocese Allocates 2024 Lenten Collection to Violence Victims in Holy Land

Feb 24, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has announced that the 2024 Lenten collection will be channeled to Caritas Jerusalem to support victims of violence in the Holy Land.

Fr. José Eduardo Afonso. Credit: Vatican Media

Training of Catholic Priests in Cape Verdean Diocese to Examine Vatican II Documents

Jan 28, 2024

Catholic Priests serving in Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago are set to improve their knowledge on the Second Vatican Council Documents in an upcoming training in the Diocese.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Bishop in Cape Verde Denounces Silence of Developed World amid Christian Persecution

Jan 27, 2024

On the occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent marked January 22, Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has expressed concern about the persecution and killing of Christians around the world especially in Africa.

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Catholic Church in Cape Verde Beating Obstacles to Translate the New Testament into Creole

Jan 20, 2024

The project to translate the New Testament into Creole, a language widely used in Cape Verde, is facing various obstacles, including a lack of consensus among those involved in the exercise, one of the officials tasked with the translation in the island West African country has said.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Fiducia Supplicans “a pastoral document”: Portuguese-born Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde

Jan 6, 2024

The Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released on December 18 is “a pastoral document”, Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has said.

Catholic Youths in Cape Verde at the World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Diocese of Santiago

Plans Underway for National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youth Official Launch in Cape Verde

Nov 25, 2023

Plans are underway for the official launch of the National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youth in Cape Verde.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Let’s Be “missionary disciples”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde to Christians, Youth

Oct 5, 2023

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has called upon all the baptized, especially young people in his Episcopal See, to foster a missionary lifestyle amid “uncertainty and disorientation”. 

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Why There Are More Natives of Cape Verde Away from Home: Catholic Priest

Apr 26, 2023

A bigger percentage of the natives of the island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde, have left the country and are living away from home, a Catholic Priest serving in the archipelago has said.

Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde Urges Communion in Diversity at Ongoing Diocesan Jubilee

Aug 29, 2022

As the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde continues with the three-year preparation for the 20th anniversary since it was established, the Local Ordinary of the Cape Verdean Episcopal See has called for communion amid “diversity of charisms”.

Caritas Caboverdiana,NINA project for the elderly. Credit: Caritas Caboverdiana

Caritas Cape Verde Reaching Out to Persons in “vulnerable situations” amid Drought

Apr 3, 2022

The Catholic Church in Cape Verde, through her charity arm, Caritas Caboverdiana, is reaching out to persons “in more vulnerable situations” amid drought and the effects of COVID-19, an official has told ACI Africa in an interview.

Fr. Paulo Borges Vaz. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Religious Education in Cape Verde to Provide “integral human formation”: Priest

Mar 7, 2022

The re-introduction of Moral and Catholic Religious Education (EMRC) in schools in the Island nation of Cape Verde is expected to contribute toward the “integral formation” of learners, a Catholic Priest has said.