The Arcadia Islamic Society (AIS), an ensemble of over 60 Muslim families, has called for peace ahead of the much anticipated harmonised elections scheduled for later this year. The group has revealed that Islam, if translated means peace, is a way of life that shuns violence but encourages people to ...

The Ecumenical Peace Observation Initiative says it is happy with the response it is getting from various political party leaders that they have been engaging on peace as elections approach. Speaking after an hour closed door meeting, Goodwill Shana chairperson of the Zimbabwe heads of Christian denominations, said the meeting ...

I haven’t written to you before, although I always speak to you, I thought this time I would write you and I pray that you will reply my letter soon. Dear God, I want to thank you for the blessings that you have endowed upon Zimbabwe, my country. I want ...

Roman Catholic Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa of Mutare represented Zimbabwe at a conference on human trafficking and democratic change in Mozambique recently.  Catholic nuns have become active in many countries trying to rescue human trafficking victims. Women and girls are often tricked into agreeing to be taken to foreign countries on the ...

This video was produced in 2008, when Zimbabwe found herself at the very bottom of an economic abyss. Although the situation has improved since then, Catholic church in Zimbabwe remains one of the key engines in promotion of the social cause in the Southern African nation. The video searches for ...

A few days ago I told some mothers and fathers at a neighbourhood meeting, “There is not a family here in Mbare without some members living and working in South Africa.” The confirmation of my statement was immediate. The woman of the house lined up for me her five sons ...

Christian evangelical groups in the US are attempting a “cultural colonisation” of Africa, opening offices in numerous countries to promote attacks on homosexuality and abortion, according to an investigation by a liberal thinktank. American religious organisations are expanding their operations across the continent, lobbying for conservative policies and laws and ...

 Bulawayo Agenda, a civil society organisation, in collaboration with churches recently organized a peace concert in Matabeleland North, which attracted thousands from Lupane, a district on the road from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. During the unique concert held under the Church and Civil Society banner, villagers prayed for peace and tranquility to prevail during ...

Silveira House, a development education centre run by the Society of Jesus 20 km east of Harare, recently gathered national political leaders, representatives of civil society organisations, church organisations and media houses for a conference “Consolidating our efforts in promoting peace in Zimbabwe.” Held on May 31, 2012, the conference attracted the ...

The Ecumenical Support Services (ESS) in partnership with the Netherlands Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation last Friday launched a Development of Theology Dialogue Seriesaimed at encouraging the Church to speak out on political issues affecting the transitional government. “The Church is not doing enough.–That is our concern. And we do not know why. We ...