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Pope Francis has given Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) 100,000 Euros. ZCCB Secretary General Father Cleophas Lungu has disclosed the development. Fr. Lungu said that money given is after the ZCCB president Rt. Rev. George Lungu appealed to the Holy Father through the Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi to support people in Zambia that are lacking good nutrition and failing to have...
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The Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) in Malawi has launched a three months preparation period for World Mission Sunday normally celebrated in October every year. Speaking at the launch of the Preparation in Lilongwe, PMS National Director Fr Vincent Mwakhwawa has urged the Christians to be instruments of missionary work to the ends of the world through acts of love. “It is my sincere hope...
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Outgoing Auxiliary Bishop for Chipata Diocese Rt. Rev. Benjamin Phiri has bid farewell to the Diocese. Rt. Rev. Phiri is the new Bishop for Ndola Diocese taking over from Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda. In his farewell message, Rt. Rev. Phiri appreciated his working relationship with Bishop George Lungu and thanked him for according him an opportunity to serve the Diocese. “Vicar General, go an...
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Pope Francis has named Rt. Rev. Benjamin Phiri as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ndola. Pope Francis has made the announcement Friday, 3rd July,2020. Bishop Benjamin Phiri takes over from Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda who is now the local Ordinary for the Archdiocese of Lusaka. Bishop Phiri who has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata since 2011, was born on 14 June 1959 in Petauke District i...
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he Ethiopian Catholic Church organized an ecumenical vigil for the Pentecost, June 6, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic School in Addis Ababa, where different faith communities gathered and prayed for God’s intervention to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the occasion, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo, the Evangelical Church leaders and the Secretary General of the Ethiopian Bible Society presented. Giving his...
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It’s now two months since the office of the Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) in Malawi adopted teaching children catechism through the radio following the Coronavirus pandemic that disrupted physical teaching of children in their respective parishes. Through Malawi’s Radio Maria Malawi, children’s Catechism curriculum has been maintained despite the Coronavirus pandemic putting many activiti...
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Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Eusebius Nzigilwa, the current Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dar es salaam, as the new Bishop of Mpanda Catholic Diocese. The appointment was announced on 13 May 2020 by the Secretary General of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Rev. Dr. Charles Kitima. “Rt. Rev Eusebius Nzigilwa takes over from Most Rev. Gervas John Nyaisonga who is now Archb...
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The Catholic Bishops of Zambia have urged all members of the Church to properly dispose themselves in order to allow God to speak to them, recognize His voice and listen to Him through prayer. This is contained in a statement released recently announcing the dedication of the Year 2020 to reflecting on the Word of God. The Lord Bishops said that they have chosen the “Word of God” as their pa...
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