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Young Christian Students UZ respond to Laudato Si

May 7, 2016
Young Christian Students (YCS) at the University of Zimbabwe embarked on an environmental clean-up and awareness campaign in areas around the university in a bid to reduce the rate of littering and advocate for environmental care on the 23rd of April. About thirty members from Zimbabwe Young Christian Students, Joshualites ...

Rebecca Malope to headline Zim Gospel Divas’ concert

May 5, 2016
TOP South African artiste Rebecca Malope is expected to headline a one-day Gospel Divas’ concert to be held on May 28 at Harare Gardens as part of celebrations to mark her colourful 30-year musical career which started in 1986. Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, concert organiser Barbra Chikosi of Red Rose ...

WYD Pilgrimage is a journey into oneself: Nuncio Zalewski tells youths

April 27, 2016
The Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, His Most Reverend Excellency Marek Zalewski said the pilgrimage for the International World Youth Day (WYD) is not just a physical travel but a journey into oneself for those who will go and those who will not make it to Poland. He said this to ...

CCJP urges NPRC to be impartial on Peace and Reconciliation

April 25, 2016
The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s Conference’s (ZCBC) arm on justice and peace, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) recently convened a special consultative meeting for Catholic stakeholders on the ongoing discussions of the National Peace, Reconciliation and Healing Bill and process in Zimbabwe. The meeting held at Africa Synod House ...

Jesuit Chaplains meet at St Peter Faber on their service in schools

April 24, 2016
Members of the Society of Jesus serving as Chaplains in Catholic schools in Zimbabwe convened at St Peter Faber spiritual centre on Friday the 15th to share their experiences and deliberate on how they can continue to place Catholicism and Jesuit philosophy at the core of their service. 10 Jesuits ...

Bishop Munyongani challenges married couples to be responsible

April 21, 2016
Bishop of Gweru diocese, Rt Rev. Xavier Munyongani who represented Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’s Conference (ZCBC) at the Extraordinary and Ordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2014 and 2015 on the family, respectively encouraged married faithful to respond to the call of their vocation and take extra care of their ...

Local gospel singer Chivaviro goes digital and international

April 6, 2016
GOSPEL musician Rev Togarepi Chivaviro who rocked the country with a hit song Ebenezer has signed with World Renowned Online music distribution giant TuneCore, in order to reach every corner of the world. In an interview with this publication, Chivaviro said this will ensure that his fans around the world ...

Mtukudzi back in SA with a new gospel collection

April 4, 2016
ZIMBABWE’S most renowned and internationally recognized cultural icon Oliver Mtukudzi is in South Africa with a new gospel CD collection. Mtukudzi who started his music career in 1975 at the tender age of 23 has since then released 61 albums. ‘God bless you’ is the name of Tuku’s new gospel ...

Simon Peter and Mary Guild holds a local choir congress

April 4, 2016
Fourteen choirs from the Archdiocese of Harare’s Simon Peter and Mary guild recently participated in a fundraising local choir congress held by the guild at St Stephen’s Parish in Dzivarasekwa. Notwithstanding the decision by the Parish council to ban Archdiocese choir competitions for parishes, the guild’s event went on aiming ...

Dominican sisters say 800th Jubilee is about preaching life in abundance.

April 3, 2016
Dominican Order Zimbabwe Regional Superior, Sr. Perlagia OP reiterated that the order’s 800th jubilee is about preaching life in abundance. She said this in an interview at a highly spirited Marathon and Fun run event over the weekend organised as part of the series of events marking the jubilee celebrations ...