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NMCS Midlands embarks on a charity campaign

April 2, 2016
Adding to the regular spiritual activities, the National Movement of Catholic Students (NMCS) – Midlands region on Saturday the 12th of March went on a ‘Show them love campaign’ targeting underprivileged children at Midlands Christian Children’s home in Gweru. Students from tertiary institutions affiliated to NMCS Midlands region contributed and ...

Jesuit Education conducts a Poetry Write workshop

April 1, 2016
St Peters Kubatana High and St Peters Mbare Secondary Schools students on the 10th of March participated in a poetry writing workshop based on Ignatian values, organized by the Jesuit Education Office.   About 80 prefects, junior councilors and club leaders took part in this exercise which was facilitated by ...

Archbishop of Harare celebrates Chrism Mass at St Georges College

March 31, 2016
In a highlight of the Holy Week, over two thousand faithful and over a hundred clergy filled the Jesuit run St Georges sports field for the 2016 Chrism mass on Tuesday the 22ndof March where the Archbishop of Harare blessed oil for the catechumenate, chrism oil and oil for the ...

Rotary Club Harare Dawn donates to St Peter Claver School

March 31, 2016
Rotary Club Harare Dawn on the 10th of March handed over a reading room and borehole to St Peter Claver Primary School in Chishawasha in the contest to reduce water shortages and increase literacy levels at the school. The ceremony was graced by the Society of Jesus Provincial, Fr Chiedza ...

Cornered Mugabe courts church

March 22, 2016
IN the face of unrelenting pressure from within Zanu PF, President Robert Mugabe has once again turned to the church for divine intervention and votes, as angry war veterans have vowed to dump him, while vicious factional fights threaten to tear apart the party ahead of the 2018 elections. Last ...

Smoking and drinking your way to deliverance

March 17, 2016
A local prophet courted controversy in Budiriro 1 last week when he asked alcoholics and drug addicts to indulge in alcohol and cigarettes in church while he lay hands on them as a way of delivering them. Prophet Lazarus Mashavave, leader and founder of Life Giving Sprit International (LGMI) told The ...

Itai Dzamara prayer meetings to resume

March 15, 2016
The aborted and much awaited Itai Dzamara national prayers will soon resume after the Zimbabwe Republic Police have allowed the organizers of the meetings to go ahead. The prayer meetings were initiated by the Devine destiny church after the disappearance of the journalist-cum social rights activist in March last year. ...

NAC engages parliament over faith based organisations which discourage ARV uptake

February 26, 2016
National AIDS Council has appealed to parliament to enact laws that criminalise religious acts which discourage people on AIDS treatment from taking their drugs. NCA a government body which administers AIDS levy and implements AIDS programmes says there are thousands of people who are defaulting on treatment after approaching traditional ...

Sacred Heart Cathedral hosts fundraising choir competition for roof renovations

February 22, 2016
Archdiocese of Harare Sacred Heart Cathedral on Saturday the 30th of January hosted choral competitions at David Livingstone Primary School aimed at fundraising for the Cathedral’s roof renovations. Sacred Heart Cathedral treasurer, Mr. Tinashe Mukadzambo confirmed that the choral competitions were part of the ongoing fundraising projects for the renovation ...

Mugabe demo pastor case referred to ConCourt

February 11, 2016
Victoria Falls- Magistrate Lindiwe Maphosa Thursday referred the Remnant Church Pastor Patrick Philip Mugadza’s case in which he demanded for the stepping down of the President Robert Mugabe to the Constitutional Court. The 45 year old Kariba Pastor is being charged with criminal nuisance and  contravening of Section 46 of ...