Fr Constantine Mashonganyika, a Roman Catholic priest of the Gweru Diocese, died at Driefontein Mission on December 11 after a battle of ten years with cancer.  He was born in the Christian village at Driefontein Mission in Midlands Province. The family was later moved to Mvuma and then to Sibolela villages ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This month the Pope asks us to pray for refugees (“Migrants”) that they may receive a warm welcome in the countries to which they go. This Christmas as we reflect on the birth of our saviour in Bethlehem and the subsequent flight of the ...

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 ...

Franciscan friars Nyson Manjowa (OFM) and Onward Murape (OFM) were ordained priests at St Francis Waterfalls in Harare on December 1.  Fr Manjowa has been appointed to Murewa (75 km northeast of Harare), to serve the local Roman Catholic community as well as the pilgrims who come in large numbers to the place where ...

Set up in 2004, Mother of Peace Community UK provides funding for the MOPC orphanage in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province. The orphanage was founded in 1994 in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zimbabwe. A central part of life in the community is the Roman Catholic Church, although people from any ...

Churches in Bulawayo last Thursday commemorated the World Anti-Corruption Day amid revelations that the church has become the most corrupt entity in Zimbabwe. The belated commemorations started with a city march. Various pastors and church heads joined the rest of the world in condemning corruption.  Among the church leaders present ...

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Masvingo Michael Dixon Bhasera, who is also the acting Bishop for Gweru Diocese, ordained 10 priests. The function held at Mkoba Stadium in Gweru was attended by hundreds of peolpe from different cities and towns. Bishop Bhasera urged the newly ordained reverends to be resilient. “God will tremendously bless you  for voluntering and dedicating yourselves ...

Catholic Relief Services – Zimbabwe Program, an international humanitarian and development organization seeks qualified candidates for a USAID-funded, multi-year food security, nutrition and agricultural development project in Zimbabwe. The Technical Coordinator/Deputy Chief of Party will report directly to Chief of Party for Development Food Aid Program (DFAP). The TC/DCOP will oversee ...

Villagers in Makoni, Manicaland Province, are living in fear of losing their cash and cattle after a group of self-styled traditional healers called Dombodvuku invaded the area in a witchhunt to allegedly cleanse the area of bad omens and goblins. In exchange for this ‘cleansing’ exercise the Dombodvuku traditional healers ...

Earlier this month, Mayor Thaba Moyo appealed to the churches and Bulawayo residents to pray for the rains ‘because God is the owner of the rains.’  Around that time, the Christian Alliance leader Useni Sibanda spoke about religion and politics in the following terms, “Churches have been hesitant to vote. We want to encourage everyone to ...