The St Michaels Cathedral of the Chikwawa Diocese has sworn in six sisters to sisterhood along with the silver jubilee celebrations for Rev. Fr Ignatio Yohane on Saturday. The colourful event was attended by people from all walks of life who witnessed the swearing in as well as the silver jubilee with a call from […]
Fifteen Malawian Catholic youths who traveled for the World Youth Day (WYD) along with His Lordship Peter Musikuwa of Chikwawa Diocese as an accompanying bishop and other two Priests have returned back home from Krakow in Poland via Kamuzu International Airport on Wednesday this week. Immediately after their arrival, they went straight into a thanks […]
Catholic Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday this week donated assorted food items to Mother Teresa Children’s Houses, a Kawale base orphanage centre in Lilongwe being run by the Missionaries of Charity Sisters of the Catholic Church. Speaking on behalf of the MPs, Leader of the Catholic Community in the Malawi National Assembly, Hon. Francis […]
Catholic, the influential church in Malawi, has appointed Martin Chiphwana as National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Martin Mazanga as National Secretary for Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM). Both appointments are with effect from 1 July 2016, accounting to an announcement by Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops at […]
At priests’ ordination, Christ gives them a new, indelible identity and calls them to focus all their efforts on serving God’s people — who are the Church’s treasure — through charity, God’s word and the sacraments, said Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Blantyre Archdiocese at the July 16th ordination of eight deacons to the priesthood […]
Fifteen Malawian youths are travelling to Poland this Monday to attend a week old World Youth Day celebrations in which Pope Francis is expected participate. The delegate—led by Bishop Peter Musikuwa, Chairman for the youth apostolate under Pastoral Directorate of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, have been drawn from secondary schools and colleges and accompanied […]
Dedza Catholic Diocese has five more priests following the ordination of five deacons to priesthood at a colorful ceremony which was presided over by the Bishop of the diocese, His Grace, Emmanuel Kanyama, Saturday at Msipe Parish in Ntcheu District. The five deacons, Lazarus Magonde 30, Alfred Kalumbi 29, Josephy Biliati 29, Emmanuel Tchuma, 31 […]
The influential Catholic church has called on the government to take action to tackle a national crisis of rising hunger and food poverty, as latest figures suggest almost half of Malawi population is unable to meet their food requirements. In a statement issued by the Catholic bishops through their body, Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) through its Pastoral Directorate has embarked on a national wide promotion campaign of the New Catholic Answer Bibles whose ambassador is Vice President Saulos Chilima . Against this background, on Sunday last week, the promotion team took the initiative to promote the Bibles at St Patricks Parish in the […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Jean Kalilani has said the Government of Malawi recognises the role of faith-based organisations in the realisation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. She said religious organisations play a critical role in governance policies, peace and security, gender equality and women empowerment. Kalilani […]
Catholic grouping of Young Christian Workers (YCW) in Malawi has called on people of good will to join the fundraising activity to support St. Peter’s Major Seminary in Zomba which is in deep financial crisis. Augustine Mulomole the president for the movement, said the group has learnt with concern that St. Peter’s Major Seminary is […]
Alumni of St. Paul The Apostle Seminary of Mangochi Diocese, founded by Malawi’s most social development conscious-minded Catholic priest, late Emeritus Bishop Alessandro Assolari, have set up a target to raise MK20 million to refurbish their old school which is in dilapidated state. The seminary, which was opened in 1985 after its construction was initiated […]
Prince Henderson – ECM The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa. (AMECEA) Executive Board has appointed Reverend Father Emmanuel Chimombo from Malawi as AMECEA Pastoral Coordinator to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. Announcing the appointment in a statement by the Secretary General for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Father Henry Saindi said […]
Catholic Church Archbishop of Lilongwe Diocese, His Grace Tarcisius Ziyaye has condemned the killing of albinos, saying Malawi as a God fearing nation, need to respect human life. Speaking when he presided over an Open day for Malawi Primary Justice organised by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) on Thursday Ziyaye said killing […]
Bishop for Karonga Diocese of the Catholic Church Martin Mtumbuka has said people who steal church offering of plunder church’s resources should face the long arm of the law of the land. Mtumbuka’s reaction follows the increase of abuse of church resources in Karonga Diocese which he confided to be a result of forgiving tendency […]
The Catholic News Agency for Africa (CANAA) which is an independent news service for Pastoral, Socio-political, economic news stories, features, commentaries, analysis and multimedia content in Africa and beyond has challenged Catholic Communicators to tell real tell its own stories by promoting online journalism. The Board Chairman for CANAA, Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle, and Archbishop […]
The Lilongwe Magistrates Court has adjourned to May 31, 2016, the hearing of a case in which 19 Catholic Church members are accused of disturbing church service on 3rd April 2016 at Likuni Parish in Lilongwe. The case is contrary to section 128 of the penal code. Senior Resident Magistrate Shyreen Yona adjourned the case […]
Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi and Zambia, Archbishop Julio Murat has commended the Mangochi Diocese for taking a very active role in complementing government in its various development programmes. Murat said apart from evangelism and spiritual guidance the church has taken on an important step of development initiatives in the areas of education, agriculture and health […]