Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is yet to respond to the powerful Catholic bishops pastoral letter that has blamed the Peter Mutharika administration for being too slow and reluctant to deal with crucial issues affecting Malawians. The hard hitting letter, read in all Catholic churches on Sunday also asks the government to prosecute […]
To all Catholics and people of good will in Malawi; We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the face of the Father’s mercy. God is “rich in mercy” (Eph 2:4). He revealed Himself to Moses as “a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Ex […]
Catholic bishops in Malawi have issued a Lenten pastoral statement in which they have given the government of President Peter Mutharika a reality check on of “shrinking standards or lack of public service delivery, increasing gap between the rich and the poor, lack of fiscal discipline and misplaced priorities”. The influential church has also spoken […]
Thousands of Catholics and other denominations converged at Zomba Catholic Secondary School ground on Saturday to witness the consecration of very Rev.FR. George Desmond Tambala as Bishop of Zomba Diocese which was conferred by Archbishop Julio Murat. Also present during the consecration was Malawi’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika, Vice President Saulosi Chilima, Former President Bakili […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) which is comprised of all Catholic Bishops in Malawi met in Lilongwe at Catholic Secretariat for their first plenary in the year 2016 and they were appraised the present social and political situation. The bishops also received progress reports from representatives of the Associations of Catholic religious men and […]
Malawi’s spiritual health is determined by the thinking, the attitudes, and the character her people, a situation that demands the church to orient its members on the need to work collectively towards development, says President Arthur Peter Mutharika. He said this on Saturday at Zomba Catholic Secondary School ground during consecration of the Very Reverend Father […]
Archbishop Thomas Msusa has officially commenced the Jubilee of Mercy, a Catholic holy year, calling those who pass through the newly-opened Holy Door to rediscover God’s mercy and experience the mystery of his love. On a cloudy and showering Saturday in Blantyre, Archbishop Msusa voice echoed in the atrium of Limbe Cathedral: “Open the gates […]
Hundreds of people from all walks of life joined the Catholic Diocese of Karonga in a solemn mass Friday to commemorate the first anniversary since the death of Bishop Mukasa Zuza – former Bishop of Mzuzu, where the Diocese’s Bishop Martin Mtumbuka described Catholic Church critics as ignorant of the Church’s doctrines and hailed Bishop Zuza as […]
Catholic Bishops in Malawi who met President Peter Mutharika at State House last Friday rejected cash handouts of K50,000 and asked the President to channel the money to hospitals where patients are now only getting one meal a day. The Catholic bishops went to Kamuzu Palace to formally formally introduce to President the newly-appointed Bishop-elect […]
A memorial to celebrate the life of Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza – the first black bishop of the Diocese of Mzuzu who died in a car accident January 15, 2015 – will be held Friday, and Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga will celebrate mass at St. Mary’s Parish in the lakeshore district in his memory. […]
Malawian President Prof. Peter Mutharika, Friday said he will continue working with Bishops in developing the country. Mutharika said this at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe during a presentation of Bishop Elect George Desmond Tambala OCD of the Diocese of Zomba. “I want to assure you that my Government would continue with the relationship that we […]
Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has announced the death of Fr. Rodrick Zinyongo of Dedza Diocese. Dedza Diocese Communications Secretary Fr Peter White told Nyasa Times that Fr Zinyongo died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Wednesday afternoon “after a short illness.” Fr White said the mortal remains of Fr Zinyongo will be collected from Lilongwe […]
Blantyre Archdiocese Archbishop Luka Msusa of the influential Roman Catholic Church has advised all Catholics Member of Parliament to defend Christian family against what he described as evil forces promoting alien homosexual lifestyle, which he said is sinful. The Archbishop Msusa made the appeal during Holy Family Day mass at Limbe Cathedral in Blantyre, where […]
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mangochi, Right Reverend Montfort Stima has said Christian family life is being threatened by three elements of homosexuality, abortion and polygamy which need to be put on the leash. Stima said the three factors were responsible for most of the challenges Christian families were facing as such there was […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Catholic Diocese of Karonga has said that Christmas, a time Christians set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ “is not a secular celebration.” Speaking in his homily during mass at St Joseph the Worker sub-parish, through the diocese’s official radio, Tuntufye FM which Nyasa Times monitored, Mtumbuka called on the […]
Catholic women in the country say they will rally behind the church’s stance on abortion and use of contraceptives, adding they will spearhead the fight to make sure that the legalization of the former and the use of the latter come to a halt. Meeting under the banner of Catholic Women Organization (CWO) in Catholic […]
Malawi’s influential and biggest church, the Catholic, has described those engaging in homosexuality as horrible sinners. Bishop Martin Anwell Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese said this Monday when he opened a catholic women organisation conference in his diocese. “The practice is sinful act, people who engage in this are sinners who need to repent,” said Mtumbuka, […]
Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Saturday hailed the Catholic Church’s Mponela Parish in Dowa District for constructing a multi-million kwacha church building using own materials and financial contributions. He commended the faithful when he officially opened the modern St. Benedict The Abbot Mponela Parish which seats about 900 congregants. Chilima advised the Christian community and […]