About  5 000 enthusiastic Catholics in the Archdioceses Harare gathered at St Peter’s Kubatana on the 11th of May 2014 for their  first ever event in the Archdiocese that all elderly  guilds (Zvitazvevakuru) men and women gather as one family praying focusing much on the Pastoral challenges to the family ...

The Catholic University of Zimbabwe has grown in leaps and bounds in the last year since it adopted its 10 year vision that will be underpinned by growth in student numbers as well as an increase in study programs. In a media statement, the university expressed gratitude to parishioners who ...

The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference once described Zimbabwe as a young nation searching for its soul. That perspective is even more apt during Easter. Without too many material distractions, at least for the majority of Zimbabweans, Easter gives us an opportunity to do both some thorough collective searching for our ...

The Archbishop of Harare, Right Rev Robert Christopher Ndlovu, has announced plans to apply for a licence to establish a Catholic community radio station in the capital. In a circular to all parish priests, heads of religious congregations and Catholic institutions in the Archdiocese, the Archbishop says the Catholic community ...

Catholic bishops have said the “fairness of the (electoral) process is in dispute”, calling for problems and irregularities to be fully investigated by responsible authorities. Father Frederick Chiromba, secretary-general of the Catholic bishops’ conference, said the “problems and irregularities that were experienced must be investigated by the appropriate” legal authorities ...

Catholic schools in Zimbabwe are set to adopt a Child Protection Policy before the end of this year that will make school safer institutions for the process of teaching and learning. This was revealed to In Touch by the Jesuits Education Delegate, Fr Joe Arimoso whose office is spearheading the ...

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP – national office), Heads of Denominations (an inter-church body which includes ZCBC) and the Evangelical Alliance, all put out statements urging people to vote YES at he recent referendum for the Draft Constitution. The Zimbabwean Catholic  Bishops  (ZCBC) and  the Bishops of  Southern ...

People who fled the country during times of political turmoil are still reluctant to come back because the government has failed to create an enabling environment for their return, the Catholic Bishops Conference has said. The conference, which is made up of the eight Roman Catholic bishops in the country, said ...

The Standard deputy editor Walter Marwizi was granted an exclusive interview with Archbishop Robert Ndlovu. Archbishop Ndlovu heads the Harare archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church which covers 63,555 square kilometres and boasts a Catholic population of close to 500,000 people. WM: What is the state of Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe: Is it growing ...

Four Jesuit deacons will be ordained priests at St Canisius, Marlborough in Harare on July 21, 2012 by Bishop Dieter B. Scholz SJ of Chinhoyi. They are: Clyde Muropa SJ, Gilbert Banda SJ, Chrispen Matsilele SJ, Peter Musekiwa SJ. Back in March, the website of the Jesuits in Zimbabwe reported that ...