Angola: Bishop of Namibe Calls for More Family Dialogue

14 May 2026
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Moçâmedes — The Bishop of the Diocese of Namibe, Dom Dionísio Hisilenapo, appealed on Wednesday in the city of Moçâmedes, province of Namibe, to families to prioritize permanent dialogue in order to have a more cohesive and solid society.

The appeal was made during the Mass celebrating May 13th, the day of Our Lady of Fatima, in allusion to the first apparition of the Virgin to three shepherd children (Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta) in 1917, in Cova da Iria, Portugal.

Dom Dionísio Hisilenapo said that today marriages are destroyed because there is no "dialogue, love, respect and solidarity between couples".

To this end, the prelate said that it is necessary for families to make sacrifices, such as prayers with great faith, so that in the future there will be a well-structured society.

The celebration mass on May 13th was preceded by prayers, a procession with the recitation of the rosary, and concluded with mass at the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Forte Santa Rita neighborhood, municipality of Moçâmedes.

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