Pygmies Now Have Their Own Spiritual Center

KOLE, Congo, JULY 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A center for spiritual, intellectual and human assistance was opened for Pygmies in the Diocese of Kole, in the Pelenge region, in the heart of Congo.

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Dedicated to St. Seraphim, the center is the work of the local prelate, Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, and two Agnus Dei missionaries.

The solemnity of Corpus Christi, June 13, was the date chosen for the inauguration of the center, which will assist some 3,000 Pygmies of the diocese, Vatican Radio reported.

On the occasion, Bishop Lukumwena administered the sacrament of confirmation, in the Sacred Heart Parish of Loto, to some 100 pygmies and Bantus, and inaugurated a course in civic education in view of the forthcoming elections.

The Pygmies, who often face marginalization, were urged to be autonomous and not to feel inferior to the Bantus.

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