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NUST Catholics sacrifice for social ministry

May 16, 2011
Members of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Catholic Society recently visited Mustard Seed Orphanage in Bulawayo as part of the group’s social ministry, says the former chairperson of the society, Fredrick Chisero. Speaking to RelZim.org on Saturday, Chisero said the outreach to the Wood Ville suburb-located home ...

International ad campaign warns Zimbabweans of this weekend’s Apocalypse

May 16, 2011
Have you already seen one of those  billboards around that inform you: Judgment Day is coming May 21, 2011? Family Radio, an U.S. evangelical Christian group, says it has erected some 2,000 ads in 40 countries around the world advising of the Second Coming and salvation for true believers. Harold ...

Catholic centre for disabled consecrated in Makumbi

May 16, 2011
The St. Bakhita Centre situated in the Jesuit-run Makumbi mission was consecrated last Saturday  May, 14 by the Archbishops Robert. C. Ndlovu (Harare), Kocherry (the Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe), Bishop L. Pizzi (Italian diocese of Forli) and Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Mutume (Mutare). This Centre began its activity last year. At ...

Mullen gospel concert cancelled in Bulawayo

May 13, 2011
The Zimbo Jam reports that the much anticipated Nicole C. Mullen show in Bulawayo was cancelled because the authorities in charge of the venue have stopped hosting musical events there. Promoter of the tour and director of Crossline Music and Video, Pastor Herman Chimusoro said, “We have cancelled the Bulawayo ...

Newsday survey on woman abuse by “healers”

May 13, 2011
The NewsDay has recently carried out a Facebook survey of young and professional women following publication of Motsoeneng’s story to find out why women seem to be perennial victims of  unscrupulous “healers”. Prophet Paseka Motsoeneng of the Incredible Happening Church allegedly abused two female congregants as part of a ritual ...

American gospel singer soon expected back

May 11, 2011
The American gospel singer Nicole C Mullen left a lasting impression during her previous visit to Zimbabwe in 2010. This time she’s back on a tour giving a concert first in Bulawayo (May 27) and later performing twice at the Celebration Centre in Harare (May 28-29) as part of the ...

Minister of Information: Church and politics are closely linked

May 9, 2011
Webster Shamu, Minister of Media, Information and Publicity, recently stated that Church and politics while commending a Vapostori sect for their unwavering support of the anti-sanctions campaign. He was addressing the members of the Johane Masowe we Chishanu Apostolic Church at Jurani–Firi Santa in Chitungwiza. On the initiative by the ...

Mugabe’s attendance at beatification in Rome stirs controversy

May 2, 2011
The late Pope John Paul II was beatified yesterday in St. Peter’s Square before a crowd of one million Catholics and world leaders which included President Mugabe. The Herald reports that President Mugabe was accompanied at the ceremony by First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe and their sons Chatunga and Robert ...

Zimbabwean entrepreneur recalls John Paul II

April 30, 2011
In continuation of a series about Zimbabwean connections to Pope John Paul II, RelZim.org interviewed Joseph Bunga, publisher of a lifestyle monthly Hello Harare! When Fr. Krystian Traczyk was the parish priest at Plumtree, Joseph Bunga was in form 3 there . “I was one of the students who arranged for him to come to the ...

Zimbabwean priest recalls Pope John Paul II

April 28, 2011
First in a series about Zimbabwean connections to Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified in Rome on May 1. Zimbabwe is now home to a number of missionaries from John Paul II’s native Poland. RelZim.org talked to the first missionary of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) ...