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Pope apologises for slapping woman’s hand

Jan 02, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Pope Francis has apologized for slapping the hand of a woman who grabbed him and pulled him off balance at a New Year’s Eve event in St Peter's Square. In a video of the incident, … ...

Black Missionaries to perform at Catholic Church fundraising show

Jun 01, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Black Missionaries will today perform in Mponela at a fundraising gig organised by a Catholic Church parish. The church intends to use the gig to raise money amounting to K5 million for construction of offices.… ...

Catholic Bishops in Malawi ask for referendum on pro-abortion calls

Dec 01, 2017 Prince Hendreson 0 &

The Archbishop of Blantyre Archdiocese and Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Thomas Luke Msusa, has challenged those that are calling for pro-abortion legislation in Malawi to allow for a referendum. He said… ...

Chikhwawa Diocese ordains three priests

Jul 24, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

Chikhwawa Diocese of the Catholic Church welcomed to priesthood three deacons, now Fathers at a colorful ceremony that took place at the main cathedral, led by His Lordship Bishop Peter Musikuwa. The three, Shadreck Malata,… ...

Stop selective justice on corruption – Catholic Bishop tells Mutharika in the face

Jul 07, 2017 Luke Bisani 51 &

The fact that Malawi is among world champions of corruption continue to anger many in the country with Catholic Bishop for Lilongwe archdiocese Tarcizius Ziyaye urging authorities to do more in curbing the malpractice. In… ...

Catholic Journalists Indaba on this weekend

Apr 27, 2017 Prince Hendreson 0 &

Roman Catholic Journalists under the banner Association of Catholic Journalists (ACJ) will from Friday, April 28 to April 30 come together in the Lakeshore District of Salima, at Fish Eagle Cottage for their Annual General… ...

Bishop hails Catholics for social media evangelism

Apr 20, 2017 Luke Chimwaza 0 &

Bishop Emeritus Allan Chamgwera of Zomba Diocese has hailed “I am a Catholic and I am Proud”, an online Roman Catholic grouping, for its responsive use of social media in evangelism. Bishop Chamgwera said this… ...

Catholic Bishop condemns male dominance

Apr 18, 2017 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

Episcope for Mangochi Diocese, His Grace Montfort Sitima on Easter Sunday condemned male dominance, emphasizing that it needs to have no room in modern society. Bishop Sitima was speaking during celebration of an Easter Sunday… ...

IMCS Malawi Delegation in Malawi Flag T-shirts and a South Afrocan Student (L)-Picture Courtesy of Sidonia Dzikolidaya (ECM)

Catholic Youths told renewal of the African Continent lies in their hands

Feb 15, 2017 Prince Hendreson 4 &

Roman Catholic Students within the Southern Africa Sub-Region held their first ever summit for International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) at Chinhoyi Pastoral Centre, Diocese of Chihnoyi in Zimbabwe where they expressed commitment to renew… ...

Catholic Youths in ‘Plant a tree’ campaign

Feb 08, 2017 Samuel Majamanda 7 &

Roman Catholic Youths from Blantyre Archdiocese have embarked on a tree planting campaign aimed at replenishing nature which has been badly depleted over the past years in the country. The Youths from different Deaneries of… ...

Catholic communicators challenged to tell African stories

May 16, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Catholic Communicators have been challenged to tell stories which promotes the dignity of Africans and the positive developments happening on the continent. The Board Chairman for Catholic News Agency for Africa (CANAA), Most Reverend Charles… ...

Church urges students to be examplary

Apr 20, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

Bishop Peter Musikuwa of Chikwawa Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has told over 400 Catholic students from institutions of higher learning in Malawi to be exemplary in all that they do. Bishop Musikuwa made… ...

Pope Francis joins Instagram and breaks the internet

Mar 19, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 72 &

Pope Francis has joined Instagram to mark his third anniversary as pope, becoming an instant hit on the photo sharing app with tens of thousands following him within minutes. “I am beginning a new journey,… ...

Govt urged to address issues raised in pastoral letter

Mar 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 5 &

One of the country’s political analysts has urged government to look soberly at issues raised through the pastoral letter released by Roman Catholic bishops. The political analyst, Joseph Chunga says the bishops have added their… ...

Govt blasted for abolishing PSLCE & JCE

Mar 14, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 66 &

Roman Catholic Bishops in Malawi have blasted government for abolishing Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations (PSLCE) and Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE). In a pastoral Statement released by of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), the bishops… ...