By AMECEA Online News
Reporter
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| H.E Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal Souraphiel |
The
Chairman of AMECEA, H.E Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal Souraphiel ha applauded the
Catholic Bishops of Zambia and the entire family of God for the 125 years of
Catholic Faith.
In
his solidarity message to the Family of God in Zambia, the AMECEA Chairman
said, “While thanking God for the gift of faith and all the Missionaries who
brought the Catholic faith to Zambia, ….We are invited to look back with gratitude
to God and all the stakeholders for the achievements made, to reflect candidly
on the present and see the current challenges and opportunities, and as well
focus into the future with a view of coming up with better strategies for the
work of evangelization.”
Cardinal
Berhaneyesus commended the role played by the Catholic Church in Zambia to the
wider AMECEA fraternity and the entire Eastern Africa Region. “Zambia has
always played a very critical role in the life of AMECEA. As we celebrate today
we honour the late Medardo Cardinal Mazombwe who died when serving as one of
the Patrons of AMECEA but also served as Chairman of the Association for the
years between 1979 and 1985. This is the period during which the new Catholic
University of Eastern Africa was started.”
He
remembered the late Adam Cardinal Kozlowiecki who served as the first Chairman
of AMECEA (1961 and 1964) and Bishop Dennis de Jong who served as the Chairman
of the Association between 1986 and 1989.
Besides
these two Bishops; Cardinal Berhaneyesus also remembered two of the longest
serving Secretary Generals of AMECEA from Zambia. These are Rev. Fr. Killian
Flynn OFM (1961-1972) and Rev. Fr. Peter Lwaminda (1989-1999).
“Indeed
the works of these great shepherds and priest should be counted among the
fruits of the Catholic faith in Zambia. We also take glory in the success of
the work of-evangelization in this country.” He said.
The
Chairman commended various pastoral initiatives through which the Catholic Church
in Zambia has touched and changed the lives of many people.
“As
Chairman of AMECEA, I wish to join you, as you celebrate the 125 anniversary in
affirming that the joys and hopes, the grief and the anxieties of the people of
this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the
joys and hopes, the grief and anxieties of the entire people of God in this
nation,” he said adding “Congratulations to the Church in Zambia, God bless the
work of the Church, God bless this great Nation.”
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