This Roman Catholic nun from Ireland did what every foreign-born missionary ought to do: she prepared the way for her locally-born successors. Norma Eileen Rafferty was born in Ireland in 1925. She took her first vows as a Dominican Missionary Sister in Greenwich/England in 1956, now called Sr. Mary Vincent ...

Zimbabwe Down Syndrome Association, a private and voluntary organisation working with parents of children living with the condition in Bulawayo, is appealing for financial assistance from Christian organisations, companies and well-wishers in order to expand their operations. A down syndrome is an abnormal condition in which a person is born ...

Churches in Bulawayo, a Christian non-governmental organisation, is running development projects in the city’s high-density suburbs, aimed at increasing the community’s resilience to disease and food shortages by improving nutrition and access to water. The projects are run in partnership with the Bulawayo City Council. Speaking to Relzim.org last week the Chief Executive ...

In a bid to educate and emancipate the controversial members of the Apostolic religious communities, Union for Development of the Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe, or UDACIZA, has intensified its outreach program.   The organization’s project officer Camilious Machingura told RelZim.org that the program is already bearing fruits. “Although it is a ...

republished with corrections and additions from The Herald She is a celebrated boxer and he is a leader of an Apostolic sect but they are now one family. Popular Zimbabwean female boxer Monalisa Zireki Sibanda and Madzibaba Tinofirei Simon of Johanne Masowe WeChishanu Nyenyedzi Nomwe were legally married in August at ...

The Anglican Church in  Zimbabwe, that is currently under siege after a court ruling in favor of renegade bishop Nolbert Kunonga, hopes to get moral support and to set the record straight on homosexuality with the visit of the Church head Dr. Rowan Williams, to arrive in  Zimbabwe in October. Accused ...

Zimbabwe has the highest number of orphans per capita in the world. RelZim.org constantly updates our reference section on various children-focused social programmes in Zimbabwe. We feature the organizations that tirelessly connect those who wish to help (both in and outside the country) with the nation’s neediest, Zimbabwean children. This video highlights ...

The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe is living through a tumultuous period of internal conflict. Previously, RelZim.org reported that the supporters of the breakaway bishopNolbert Kunonga, armed with a recent court ruling, have given Anglican sisters and the administrator a notice to vacate Sherry Creeps, an orphanage in Chikwakwa (50 km from Harare) that shelters 100 children. According to ...

The Habakkuk Trust (HT), a Bulawayo-based Christian organisation, recently received the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations, or NANGO, Peace Award. The award was in recognition of the organisation’s sterling work in transforming communities through advocacy on human rights and peaceful initiatives. Speaking to Relzim.org, Khumbulani Maphosa, the HT Information and Advocacy Officer, said the ...

Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from around Bulawayo assembled on the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds last weekend for their annual three-day convention. The solemn gathering under the theme “The Kingdom of God: Let your Kingdom come,” which began on Friday September 2 and ended Sunday afternoon.  The Ndebele-speaking congregants assembled at the ZITF ...