The newly appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdibir and the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishop Conference of Ethiopia His Excellency Bishop Lucas (Abba Teshome Fikre) held an interview with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) on May 2, 2024. On his interview he emphasized that “The people of Ethiopia can still rely on the indigenous social values”According to his excellency It is heartbreaking that we hear stories of conflicts and war every day. We have to retrieve our indigenous social values, our tradition of reconciliation, tolerance and hospitalityWe have to be a good samaritan for our nation. Our social and spiritual fractures heal by prayers, good will, good acts, love and justice. His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency Bishop Lucas as a coadjutor Bishop for the Eparchy of Emdibir on December 16, 2023 and he has been consecrated on February 11, 2024 at St. Anthony Cathedral, Emdibir.

Source: Ethiopian News May 08, 2024 12:51 UTC