Porto: Bispo pede protagonismo maduro à Ação Católica Rural

Bishop Manuel Linda called on the Rural Catholic Action to exercise mature leadership during the closing Mass of the movement's National Council in Sobrado, Valongo.

In a statement sent to Agência Ecclesia, the Bishop of Porto said the call is based on the group's identity as active laypeople with deep humanistic values who seek to transform the world through the Gospel and the words of Jesus Christ.

The National Council included representatives from the dioceses of Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Funchal, Guarda, Lamego, Porto, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu. Participants presented a work plan for 2026 and discussed the encyclical of Pope Leo XIV.