Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa has dismissed claims that Malawi’s Catholic bishops have been paid to keep quiet about the country’s economic crisis, insisting that a pastoral letter will be issued when the time is right. The Archbishop of Blantyre used his Missionary Sunday homily at St Anthony of Padua Parish to reject accusations that church […]
A senior Catholic bishop has blamed Malawi’s persistent poverty on corruption and greed among its leaders, telling a packed stadium that the country lacks politicians willing to sacrifice for its development. Bishop Adrian Peter Chikufwa of Dedza, vice-president of the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops, was main celebrant at the National Centenary Celebration of World […]
The secretary general of the Pontifical Missionary Union in Rome has praised the Catholic Church in Malawi for its faithfulness and generosity in supporting missionary work. Monsignor Dih Anh Nguyen was speaking on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium during the National Centenary Celebration of World Mission Sunday, which drew Catholics and faithful from other denominations. “I […]
Malawi’s Second Vice-President, Enock Chihana, has paid tribute to the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s development, pointing to its work in health, agriculture and education. Speaking on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium, following the National Centenary Celebration of World Mission Sunday, he said he was himself a beneficiary of that work, having received his secondary […]
Rumphi Central MP (UTM Party) Dr Matthews Mtumbuka has urged Malawi university students to treat failure not as something to fear but as an integral part of the path to success, drawing on his own winding journey from a rural upbringing to Oxford and eventually Parliament. Speaking on Sunday at a gathering of the National […]
The Archdiocese of Blantyre has launched its Month of Mission at St Anthony of Padua Parish in Chinyonga Township, opening a pe riod of prayer, charitable works and fundraising in support of the Church’s missionary activity. The launch was presided over by the Archdiocese’s vicar general, Fr George Buleya, who called on the faithful to […]
Malawi’s legal community will come together in Lilongwe on Saturday 26 September for the annual Red Mass, a liturgy that has long marked the opening of the legal year in Catholic tradition and drawn the judiciary, the bar and the Church into a shared act of prayer for the administration of justice. The Mass, to […]
The venue was the message.Bishop Martin Mtumbuka didn’t deliver this at a press conference or a pastoral letter — he did it from the altar, during a Mass built around 125 years of Catholic presence in Malawi. That matters. The Malawian Catholic Church has a specific institutional memory of speaking from the pulpit at moments […]
Old political rivals shared smiles beneath a green tent in Dedza — even as the bishop chided them for seeking God only at election time Thousands gathered at St Mary’s Nzama Parish in Dedza district on Saturday to mark 125 years of Catholic presence in Malawi. Amid the sermons and the scripture, it was often […]
Officials squirm in front row as fearless cleric tears into ‘collapsed’ Malawi during 125th anniversary Mass A Catholic bishop turned what was meant to be a joyous 125th anniversary celebration into a jaw-dropping takedown of Malawi’s government today — delivering his blistering verdict on the state of the nation to government officials sitting just feet […]
Vice President Dr Jane Mayemu Ansah has urged Catholic women to hold on to hope during hard times, pointing to the life of the Virgin Mary as proof that faith can endure even when the future feels uncertain. Speaking at the annual Umai wa Amai Maria celebration at Chisitu Parish in Mulanje, Dr Ansah said […]
UTM Party presidential running mate Dr Matthews Mtumbuka set aside party politics on Sunday to serve as guest of honour at a Catholic choir album launch in Zomba, using the moment to urge worshippers to put their talents to work for God. The Rumphi Central MP was the star attraction at Holy Trinity Parish in […]
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe has warned that Malawi will remain trapped in a cycle of poverty unless the country confronts the rising incidence of child marriage and the growing number of children leaving school before completing their education. Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Mwakhwawa made the remarks on Sunday at St Anne’s Guilleme Parish in Mchinji, […]
Political leaders from across Malawi’s governing and opposition parties joined the Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre this week in celebrating what has been described as a triple milestone for the Church in the country. The celebrations, held at Limbe Cathedral in Blantyre, mark three significant occasions falling together: the ordination of nine deacons to the priesthood, […]
Malawi’s Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation, Joseph Mwanamvekha, has described the Catholic Church as a key partner of government in advancing national and human development, speaking at a gala dinner to mark the launch of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe’s Tiyende Limodzi Endowment Fund. The gala dinner followed the fund’s official launch earlier […]
Catholic bishops from Malawi will travel to Nairobi later this month for the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), running from 19 to 26 July. AMECEA, the regional body that coordinates the National Episcopal Conferences of nine member countries — Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Sudan, […]
Four Catholic priests trained as lawyers have been formally admitted to Malawi’s Bar, a development that grants them the right to practise civil law in the country’s courts and marks a further extension of the Church’s institutional reach into public and legal affairs. Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda presided over the admission ceremony, authorising Fr John […]
The Chepiti family in Blantyre has appealed a ruling by the Blantyre District Land Tribunal which found that land they say they have occupied for more than a century belongs to the Catholic Church. The family, who are linked to the Zinganguwo chieftaincy in Chigwaja, say their ancestors settled on the land in 1918 after […]