“You don’t have to speak truth to power, because they know it already; What you do is join with the people and try to find the truth”Noam Chomsky Death is the inevitable consequence of birth. Although death is inevitable for any living thing, one wonders why this monster takes certain people in their prime. If […]
At least 53 pupils who dropped out of school for various reasons in Machinga have been re-admitted to primary schools, thanks to the Catholic Relief Services, Mangochi diocese’s Education Commission funded project. The initiative of bringing back pupils back to schools has been championed by the mother groups that were formed through the project at […]
Thousands of Catholic Faithful and other people of good will from all walks of life including the former first lady, Calista Mutharika, Senior Chief Kwataine and Member of Parliament for Ntcheu West, Mwayi Kamuyambeni, Saturday afternoon paid their last respect to the two Catholic nuns who died on a road accident at six miles, near […]
Two Catholic Nuns of the Sacramentine Sisters Congregation from Ntcheu Parish have died while one other is critically injured after the vehicle they were traveling in from Ntcheu to Lilongwe experienced a head on collision with a Minbus traveling from the opposite side. Communications officer for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Prince Henderson, told […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Hendrina Mutharika has hailed the CatholiC Church for complimenting government’s efforts in uplifting lives of people in the country. The First Lady was speaking at Thunga Catholic Parish in Thyolo on Saturday, during 50 years golden jubilee commemorations of the parish. Madam Mutharika, who was guest of honour at the […]
The Catholic Diocese of Zomba has handed over St Augustine junior primary school to the Ministry pf Education at Tambula Village T/A Sitola which falls under St. Therese-Liwonde Parish in Machinga District. Speaking during the function, the Administrator of Zomba Diocese, most Rev. Fr. Henry Kaleso, called upon the Malawi Government, to support Diocesan efforts […]
Thousands of Blantyre Archdiocese faithful on Saturday joined three priests in celebrating ‘silver jubilee’ of their ordination to priesthood with a solemn Eucharistic celebration which took place at Limbe Cathedral. The three priests are Fr. Michael Chimderenji of Nguludi Parish, Fr. Johnnie Chimwaza of St Martin Parish and Fr. Lazarus Zulani of Nyungwi Parish. The […]
There have been suggestions in the recent past criticizing the communiqué that was produced at the end of the AMECEA (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa) plenary assembly and insinuating that in matters dealing with homosexual unions, what the Church in this region has said is at variance with indications from His Holiness […]
The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Blantyre, Most Rev. Thomas Luke Msusa is Saturday oradining Deacon Santos Mpingu of Zomba Diocese to priesthood at Zomba Cathedral o. The Archbishop, who is also the Metropolitan for Chikwawa, Mangochi and Zomba Dioceses goes to Zomba Diocese in his official capacity (as Metropolitan Bishop), since until now the Pontiff […]
The national purse continues to deplete unnecessarily as the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) clocks slightly over two months in government. Malawi taxpayers were recently called upon, secretly, to hugely finance an AMECEA conference when it was not a Malawi Government event but a regional meeting of the Catholic Church. It was held in Lilongwe […]
Malawi-renowned gay rights campaigner, Gift Trapence has spoken against all prejudice, discrimination and hate crime on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) people. Trapence writing jointly with rights campaigner Timothy Mtambo writing in their ‘Sexual Minority’ column in the Weekend Nation newspaper, urged for fair and open society. They were reacting to a communique signed by Catholic bishops from East and […]
Thousands of mourners gathered at Limbe Cathedral cemetery in Blantyre Archdiocese on Monday to pay their last respect to the late Fr.Mark Nyakoko, who was laid to rest after a long illness since 2002. At exactly 2:24pm, the body of the late Nyakoko, who was one of the oldest Catholic priest in Blantyre Archdiocese , […]
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has said evangelization is currently the best way to combat the social evils that have gone viral across the African continent. The Veep said this at Maula Parish in Lilongwe during the official closing mass of the 10-day Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) which was hosted […]
Catholic Bishops of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) have elected Archbishop Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia as new chairman of the association. According to AMECEA communications coordinator Father Chrisantus Ndaga, the Archbishop of Addis Ababa was elected chairman on Thursday, July 24, 2014 during the […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika says Africa is facing “secularist agenda” and has called on influential Catholic Church to pray against it. Mutharika was speaking during the opening of the Association of Members Episcopal Conference in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) plenary session at the Civo stadium in Lilongwe. “Africa is very much affected by some secularist agenda […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika will on Thursday attend the opening Mass for the Association of the Members Episcopal Conference of Eastern Africa (AMACEA) at Civo Stadium in the capital Lilongwe. Presidential Press Secretary Fredrick Ndala says is a statement that President Mutharika is expected to arrive at the stadium at 9:00 am. The Episcopal Conference of Malawi is […]
Armed robbers have attacked and stolen K2.4 million from Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe on the night of Tuesday, a move seen to be aimed at freezing preparation efforts of hosting the Association of Member Episcopal Conference of Eastern Africa (Amacea) in Lilongwe from July 16 to 26. The thugs tied Fr. Andrew Kaufa and Fr. Malamulo before proceeding […]
The Archdiocese of Blantyre of the Catholic Church on Saturday ordained five deacons to priesthood at a colourful ceremony which took place at Limbe Cathedral in Blantyre. The five, George Chatsira, Clement Mulole, Vincent Mawonga, Alick Mtapala and Cuthbert Mkwezalamba have been ordained as Diocesan priests. Presiding over the ordination ceremony, Archbishop of the diocese, […]