A glance at Mozambican media as
Pope Francis arrives
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| Mozambican papers as Pope Francis arrives in Maputo |
Pope Francis has arrived in Mozambique. He landed on
Mozambican soil after 6 pm. Local media has played a very critical role in
informing people about the visit of Pope Francis. Government, private and
Church media have all been generally united and positive about the visit.
Paul Samasumo – Maputo, Mozambique
Most radio stations and television stations have in the last
few days dedicated hours interviewing organisers, priests and government
officials about the visit. The goodwill message of Pope Francis which he
recorded on video has repeatedly been played on television.
The newspapers
Mozambique’s mass circulating daily newspaper, Noticias,
which is government-owned and controlled, had Pope Francis as its main headline
on the day of his arrival. Noticias speaks of Pope
Francis walking on Mozambican soil and says that the nation expects the visit
to have echoes long after he leaves Mozambique. The paper takes a more secular
angle and hopes the visit will not only be a Church event but one that serves
to strengthen democracy in the country.
The private daily O Pais also has
Pope Francis prominent on the first page. The newspaper highlights the fact
that the republican President, Filipe Nyusi, personally inspected all the
venues where Pope Francis will be.
The influential weekly Savana perhaps
on account of it being published earlier in the week was a little scarce with
information of Pope Francis.
Other prominent newspapers such as Publico, Canale
de Mozambique all mentioned Pope Francis but mostly stayed with
local politics
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