Malawi’s Archibishop of Blantyre Diocese Thomas Msusa and his Lilongwe counterpart Tarcizius Ziyaye have been been given the authority by Pope Francis to become Metropolitan bishops in the country. This follows a ceremony held on Sunday in Vatican, Rome where the two Malawian Archibishops were among five in Africa and 24 in the world to receive the symbol […]
Bishops of the influential Catholic Church in Malawi on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Professor Peter Mutharika at the Mtunthama State Lodge in Lilongwe. The Bishops delegation, which was headed by the head of the church in the country, Bishop Joseph Zuza, chairperson of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) and bishop for […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has called on Malawians to desist from the tendency of worshiping their leaders which he said makes the leaders lose focus on their core duties of governing the country. Chilima said this on Saturday in Ntcheu during a thanksgiving mass at Nsipe Catholic Parish, saying the habit by Malawians in making […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), through its development arm of Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (Cadecom), has embarked on a series of consultations with relevant stakeholders within the Catholic Church to formulate a child-protection policy. The recent consultative meeting was held in Mangochi where students and stakeholders from various child-related projects under ECM discussed […]
Preamble The Episcopal Conference of Malawi, an umbrella body for the eight Catholic Dioceses in Malawi, having followed with keen interest the turn of events surrounding the current Tripartite Elections, wishes, through this statement, to make its humble but sincere contribution towards the building of our nation at this critical juncture. What we have noted […]
Bishops of the influential Roman Catholic Church through the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), an umbrella body for the eight Catholic Dioceses in Malawi, have called for patience and calm as the country awaits official declaration of elections results. The bishops in a statement emailed to Nyasa Times abd signed by ECM chair Joseph Mukasa […]
Catholic faithful at Kagwa Woyera Catholic Parish in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe have expressed their discontentment over the appalling treatment local priests get at the parish which is largely run by Capuchin Fathers, Nyasa Times has learnt. Capuchin Fathers is an Indian congregation of catholic clergy, working as missionaries in a number of Catholic dioceses in the country. […]
St Pius Roman Catholic Parish, under Blantyre Diocese,on Sunday invited all parliamentary and ward councilors in Blantyre City South Constituency to show themselves to the congregation. The constituency, formerly of Moses Kunkuyu—now contesting for Dedza South Parliamentary seat—is the most contested area with a record 14 parliamentary candidates. But eleven Parliamentary candidates managed to unveil themselves […]
Thousands of Catholic Faithful and other people of good will from all walks of life, Friday afternoon paid their last respect to a Lilongwe Archdiocese priest, Fr. Joseph Kathewera at Likuni Parish in Lilongwe. He died at Kamuzu Central Hospital on Thursday. Before the remains of late Fr. Kathewera’s body were lowered into the grave yard at exactly 12:45 […]
Archbishop Thomas Msusa has called called for “renewed zeal” to spread the Catholic faith, saying all Catholic priests are called to be agents of the New Evangelization. Diocesan Catholic Priests in Malawi are holding a meeting at Kachebere Major Seminary in Mchinji where Association of Diocesan Catholic Clergy of Malawi (ADCCOM) Executive outlined several issues […]
Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Arthur Peter Mutharika was among thousands of people who joined Roman Catholic faithful in the annual walking pilgrimage of the Way of the Cross in commercial city of Blantyre. St Pius Parish and St Peter and Paul (Chilobwe) Catholic Churches joined hands marking Good Friday by commemorating the crucifixion […]
Three Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi led thousands of people to mourn Rev. Fr. Matthias Chiwanda of Chikwawa Diocese who passed away on Monday. The Bishops were Bishop Peter Musikuwa of Chikwawa Diocese, Archbishop Thomas Msusa of Blantyre Archdioceseand Bishop Montfort Stima of Mangochi Diocese. The late Fr. Chiwanda died at St. […]
Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye of the Lilongwe Archdiocese of the Catholic Church has urged seminarians to be open enough to the priestly formation. The Archbishop said this during Cassock’s Day Celebration of forty seminarians from all the eight Catholic Dioceses in Malawi that was held at Kachebere Major Seminary in Mchinji on Saturday, 15th March 2014. […]
Malawi Catholics join the rest of the faifhfuls around the world when they marked ‘Ash Wednesday,’ to kick-start the solemn season of Lent . Catholic parishes across the country have been seeing a steady stream of Catholic devotees going for prayers. They had the sign of the cross marked on their foreheads with ash to symbolize mourning, […]
The influential Catholic Church on Saturday consecrated Montfort Stima as new bishop of Mangochi Diocese at a function which was graced by President Joyce Banda, DPP torch bearer on May 20 elections Peter Mutharika, UDF presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi, PPM’s Mark Katsonga and MCP running mate Richard Msowoya. Speaking on Saturday at St. John the […]
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful and other denominations gathered at Limbe Cathedral cemetery in Blantyre on Monday to pay their last respect to the late Rev. Fr Joseph Makina, who died on February 6, 2014 after battling with pains he sustained in a road accident in May 2009. At exactly, 1:50 pm the body of […]
Outgoing Blantyre archdiocese administrator Auxiliary Bishop Montfort Stima gave a powerful homily on Saturday at Limbe Catholic Cathedral dressing down some political and religious leaders as having no vision from God hence ending up enriching themselves and finding pleasure when people praise them. Stima who is also bishop elect for Mangochi diocese gave the homily during the […]
His Grace the bishop Thomas Msusa formerly of Zomba diocese was installed as Archbishop of Blantyre Catholic church, at a colorful ceremony which took place at Limbe Cathedral on Saturday in Blantyre attended by various political leaders. Archbishop Msusa replaces Archbishop Tarcizio Ziyaye, who was transfered to Lilongwe Archdiocese to take the post of retired Bishop Remi […]