On 5 September, the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mother Theresa (Missionaries of Charity) commemorated the 15th anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, their foundress, with a Holy Mass. The mass was celebrated by Fr Stephen Buckland SJ, Jesuit Provincial Superior for Zimbabwe, at the sisters’ Home of Love in Ardbennie, just across ...

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 ...

Midlands State University’s trip to the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) world cup finals in the United States hangs in the balance after the losing team, the Catholic University of Zimbabwe, challenged its disqualification. The SIFE finals are set for September 23 in Washington DC, USA. Initially CUZ won the ...

Chikurubi Maximum Prison on the outskirts of Harare has produced a number of noteworthy gospel musical groups as a result of its rehabilitation programme. Devine Touch and Tehillah are sponsored by the Seventh-Day Adventist and Roman Catholic churches. They have performed at different platforms, including the Harare Agricultural Show and have ...

Switzerland is a country of high mountains covered in snow all the year round. It is invigorating to walk there and breathe the pure air. I was staying with friends and one day we approached the highest peak, the Matterhorn, but we had to be satisfied with seeing if from ...

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. Below is the second part of the interview. WM: Young charismatic leaders like Emmanuel Makandiwa and ...

 by Jacob Shamuyarira With just under a year to go to the World Youth Day, the Archdiocese of Harare World Youth Day Task Force has stepped up preparations for the big event. At least 1,000 youths are expected to go and represent Zimbabwe and meet the Pope in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. ...

Catholic Relief Services is defending a grant it shared with another aid group that separately funds contraception, which is a violation of church doctrine. The Baltimore-based group that is the Catholic community’s official international humanitarian agency said recently that no private donor money was given to CARE, or to any ...

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 ...

About a dozen US volunteers filled a shipping container with medical equipment and supplies recently at the West Georgia Eye Care Center to ship to Zimbabwe in support of ophthalmologist Dr. Stephen Beaty‘s mission work to restore sight to the blind. Beaty, a surgeon with the center, left for Bulawayo ...