Month: December 2021 Posts

Archbishop of Lilongwe urges priests, workers to get Covid jab

Dec 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Archbishop George Tambala of Lilongwe Archdiocese has urged priests and administration workers to get vaccinated, saying priests come into contact with many people and could pose a danger if they remain unvaccinated. Tambala has made… ...

Roman Catholic Catechist rapes 13-year-old child in church

Aug 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 35-year-old Catechist at Nanjiriri Catholic Church in Blantyre has been arrested for raping a 13-year-old choir member on church premises. South Lunzu Police on Wednesday arrested the Catechist identified as Madalitso Mofolo. According to… ...

Catholic priest jailed 17 years for raping girl, 15

Mar 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Zomba has sentenced a 39-year-old Roman Catholic Church priest to 17 years in jail for raping a 15 year-old girl. The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate Court’s Rodrick Michongwe handed the jail term… ...

Catholic Priest releases song against killings of people with albinism

Mar 07, 2019 Luke Bisani 1 &

A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Blantyre has released a song that speaks against the killings and abductions of people with albinism in the country. The priest, Father Ernest Carel Kafunsa, has condemned the… ...

Catholic church feeds detainees

Aug 27, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal under St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Mchinji on Thursday donated food items to people in Mchinji Police custody. Speaking during the event, Vice Chairperson of the Christian grouping Leo Miti encouraged… ...

Political violence worries Catholic Church

Aug 27, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has expressed worry over cases of political violence in the country ahead of 2019 general elections. The Church has bemoaned acts of violence in some parts of the country… ...

Churches hailed for promoting good governance

May 16, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Churches in the country have been hailed for the role they play in promoting good governance. The churches were praised during the launch of Utatu Utuwa church of as a parish under Mzuzu Diocese of… ...

Catholic Bishop hails Mutharika

Jun 25, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

A Roman Catholic Bishop has hailed President Peter Mutharika for his intervention in issues surrounding the closure of Chancellor College and the nationwide teachers’ strike. Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Blantyre Archdiocese has said Mutharika… ...

Catholic priest in sex scandal

Apr 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 399 &

A Roman Catholic  Father has been arrested after he was found performing sexual acts on a 17 year-old girl. Dedza Police spokesperson Edward Kabango has identified the Father as 60-year-old Andrew Timpuza who is based… ...

Pope Francis: married men could be ordained to ease priest shortages

Mar 10, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Non-celibates could be permitted to work in remote communities lacking clerics, the pontiff says in an interview. Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in… ...

Catholic Church calls for joint efforts against HIV/AIDS

Nov 29, 2016 Luke Bisani 8 &

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has called for joint efforts in the fight against the Aids pandemic in the country. The call comes at a time when Malawi is still fighting the pandemic that… ...

Abortion bill: Catholic Church against it

Nov 10, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 99 &

Roman Catholic Church faithfuls in Malawi have been urged to stand firm against abortion bill. The call was made by President of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Blantyre Archdiocese in… ...

Malawian Catholic priest rapes teen

Oct 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 499 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested a Roman Catholic priest for raping a 16 year-old girl at a rest house in Kasungu. The girl is reported to have been sexually abused by Father Francis Ngalande, 44,… ...

Malawi cant progress without women – Mutharika

Sep 01, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 15 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has stressed the need to empower women saying the country will not progress without them. The Malawi leader was speaking in Lilongwe when he opened the 9th Africa Region World Union… ...

Catholic Church excites Malawi leader Mutharika

Aug 10, 2016 Bright Malenga 30 &

President Peter Mutharika has expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for appointing Professor John Alphonsus Ryan to the position of Bishop of Roman Catholic Church Mzuzu diocese, saying that the bishop-elect is a gift of faith… ...