Rádio Ecclesia

Radio Ecclesia is Angola's Catholic radio - and one of the country's oldest broadcasters. Founded in 1954, nationalized after independence and silent for nearly two decades, it reopened in 1997 and has since rebuilt its place as the voice of the Church in Angola, broadcasting on 97.5 FM in Luanda.

The programme blends Catholic education and prayer with news, entertainment and gospel music - shows like Viva o Gospel sit next to bulletins and community talk. Ecclesia also carries a rare reputation in Angola: a station whose journalism does not shy away from difficult topics, which has made it one of the country's most trusted sources.

The broadcast streams from radioecclesia.org, with the FM signal covering the capital and the web carrying it to the diaspora. Seventy years on, it remains what it was founded to be - a church radio, but one that all of Angola listens to.