[From Tanzania24.com] For Monsignor Smaragde Mbonyintege, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Church of Kabgayi in Southern Province, it is important for Rwandans to keep the momentum to work on their unity in the New Year.

Mbonyintege is also the spokesperson of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda.

He localised the global message of Pope Francis to the realities of Rwanda, picking up on the message to understand that fraternity among people is the basis for any development.

It is a situation where people feel that they belong to the same parent, God in the case of believers according to the bishop, but also to other things in the case of Rwandans.

“As Rwandans, we have a common parent; our country. It is very important to understand that,”  Mbonyintege said, urging Rwandans to work together and always help each other.

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