AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angolan Bishops express their gratitude to the Holy Father for his recent visit and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event

Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) thanks Pope Benedict XVI for his visit to Angola on March 20-23 and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event.
In a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, on the occasion of their Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, the Bishops express their satisfaction at the “responsible and exemplary manner with which the national, public, and private media covered the visit and transmitted the message of Pope Benedict XVI in Angola, distinguishing themselves from the unfortunately reductionist view offered by some groups in the mass media, especially those in the Western world and those of certain institutions, during the Holy Father's visit to Cameroon.”
The Bishops express their “acknowledgment and gratitude for the noble mission carried out by Benedict XVI” and declare their solidarity with the Holy Father and the Bishops of Cameroon.
The Bishops of Angola end by “encouraging all national, public, and private mass media to do all they can in defending the truth, life in its integrity, and the fundamental values that should ennoble our society.” (LM) (Agenzia Fides 30/3/2009)