Influential Roman Catholic Church has urged its faithful to pray for the worsening economic and governance conditions in the country, according to a Lenten pastoral letter issues by the Episcoporal Conference of Malawi (ECM). The letter signed by ECM chairperson , His Grace, Right Rev. Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, was released on ‘Ash Wednesday’ kicking […]
“For us Church, sometimes we are told…not to interfere with politics. We as Church leaders are told to concentrate on preaching and on spiritual things. The Church is therefore seen as an intruder and not part of the society…” These words from the Catholic bishop, Joseph Zuza, Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), […]
The economic and governance problems and erratic rainfall in Malawi have forced churches to hold national prayers on Friday in Blantyre to pray for God’s intervention. The prayers are convened by Malawi Council of Churches which is an umbrella body of all churches and religious groups. Rev. Osborne Jodda Mbewe said on Wednesday that the […]
Mzuzu Government Secondary School head teacher Deus Gondwe has been posted to Enukweni Community Day Secondary school for refusing to implicate Head of Episcopal Conferece of Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Zuza in a pregnancy plot. Gondwe is said to be receiving death threats for his honest refusal to implicate his bishop that he was […]
Malawi Police said they are investigating a fire-attack on offices of Catholic Church secretariat in Lilongwe on Sunday. The offices in Area 11, which are headquarters of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), suffered an extensive damage in the fire attack.Father Michael Useni house was the most affected. Father Emmanuel Chimombo, who was present at the time […]
Head of the Catholic Church in Malawi and also Mzuzu Diocese Bishop Joseph Zuza is going to discipline Father Eugene Ng’oma for bringing the influential church into disrepute over remarks he made at a recent People’s Development Movement (PDM) rally in Rumphi, Nyasa Times understands. The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (Mzuzu diocese), which […]
Catholic clergy in Malawi have lend their support to head of their influential church in the country, His Grace Bishop Jopeh Zuza for his straight-talking sermon during the National Day of Prayers delivered on August 16 at Comesa Hall which riled Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika. Priests and the faithful from three Catholic bodies the Association of […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the prominent civil society, interfaith organisation made up of the main Protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his war cry speech and an attack of the clergy. Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza for his straight-talking sermon during the National Day of Prayers last week. In the presence of President Mutharika and his wife, Callista, Bishop Zuza admonished those who have “more authority” for threatening […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Malawi’s ruling DPP campaign chief, Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, has slammed the head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, for his or his straight-talking English sermon during the National Day of Prayers on Tuesday Zikhale, speaking on Capital Radio Straight Talk interview programme, accused […]
By Ganizani Desmond, a blogger My dear brothers and sisters, citizens of Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa: We have come today to pray for our beautiful country which is at present experiencing a tremor. We’re all afraid of where we’re going. Each one of us is afraid of what is coming next. If you’re […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times Revelations are emerging that Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Chairperson of the Malawi Council of Churches, who was the master of ceremony at the National Day of Prayers on Tuesday, had asked Catholic Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the Zomba Diocese to impress on Head of […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika had a rude awakening when head of the Catholic church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza bluntly said in his presence that he should stop gagging the civil society, the media and the faith community, saying they had a role to play in safeguarding […]