Ondjiva - Angolan head of States João Lourenço and the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed Friday the strengthening of diplomatic relations between the two States.
João Lourenço granted an audience to Pietro Parolin in the southern Cunene province, as part of his visit to structural projects to combat drought in the region.
The Cardinal traveled to Cunene to chair on Saturday the Episcopal ordination ceremony of Bishop Germano Penemote, as apostolic nuncio in Pakistan.
At the end of the meeting, Pietro Parolin said that it was an opportunity to meet with President João Lourenço, to discuss important issues on existing relations between states, including ordination.
“It is a sequence of the matters signed in recent years between the Angolan Government and the Holy See, and it was a satisfaction since many points agreed at the time have been fulfilled”, he said.
He defended the establishment of the new agreements on common interest, above all, those related to the solution to the people’s pressing issues, as well as benefit the Church and the State.
The Cardinal said that another point raised was related to regional policy, with stress to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger and the situation of the war in Ukraine.
On the other hand, he highlighted the ordination of Germano Penomote, Angolan son of Cunene.
Germano Penomote was appointed by Pope Francis on 16 June as apostolic nuncio in Pakistan, which represents a gain for the Church.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has been serving as Secretary of State of the Holy See is since 15 October 2013. PEM/LHE/AL/ADR/TED/NIC
