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Catholic Church in Mozambique

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Mozambique’s First Women’s Congregation Braving the Wild to Care for Over a Million Displaced by Terrorists

Jul 14, 2025

Members of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God (SMIC), reportedly the first female Congregation in Mozambique, are risking their lives to care for hundreds of thousands victims of religious extremism uprooted from their homes in the Northern regions of the Southern African country.

Archbishop Inácio Saúre of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula in Mozambique. Credit: Nampula Archdiocese

Hunger in Mozambique “crippling our children’s future”: Catholic Archbishop Calls for Urgent Action against Malnutrition

Jul 14, 2025

Archbishop Inácio Saúre of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula in Mozambique is appealing for urgent action to address the challenge of child malnutrition, warning food crisis among children in the Southern African nation is endangering not only their health and future but also the stability of families in the North of the country.

Priestly ordination in the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique. Credit: Paróquia São João Baptista-Matacuane

Catholic Archbishops in Mozambique Urge Newly Ordained Priests to Stive for Holiness as “pilgrims of hope”

Jul 8, 2025

Newly ordained Catholic Priests in two Mozambican Metropolitan Sees have been urged to strive for holiness in their Priestly ministries as “pilgrims of hope”.  

The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, in the Diocese of Pemba, Mozambique. Credit: ACN

“Near-death experience”: Armed Robbers Attack Catholic Sisters’ Home for Girls in Mozambique

Jul 3, 2025

Armed robbers have attacked the girls’ home under the auspices of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (HMSS) in the Catholic Diocese of Pemba in Northern Mozambique, where violent incidents are reportedly on the rise, the Pontifical and Charity Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has reported. 

Taking Religious Vows Start of “spiritual journey of continuous faithfulness”: Newly Professed Mozambican Nun Told

Jun 30, 2025

Taking the three vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience that marks the beginning of Religious Life has one embark on “a spiritual journey” that requires fidelity to Christian principles, Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has said. 

Mozambique at 50: Catholic Archbishop Calls for Reconciliation, Justice, Youth Engagement in Nation-Building

Jun 25, 2025

As Mozambique marks 50 years of independence, Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira has called for reconciliation, peace, and a renewed commitment to the moral and spiritual values essential for building a just and prosperous nation.

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo. Credit: Archdiocese of Maputo

Pastoral Agents in Mozambican Archdiocese Urged to Foster Synodality, “closeness, courage, real presence”

Jun 25, 2025

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo has called upon pastoral agents in his Metropolitan See to resist the temptation to work in isolation and instead commit to walking together in faith, service, and communion.

Newly Ordained Deacons in Mozambique Cautioned against Laziness, “seated in the Parish”

Jun 16, 2025

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has called upon four Seminarians he ordained Deacons to live their Diaconal Ministry with missionary zeal, warning them against laziness manifested in being “seated in the Parish”. 

10 Years of Laudato Si’: Apostolic Administrator in Mozambique Says “caring for nature is protecting the future”

May 23, 2025

The Apostolic Administrator of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Quelimane has called on Christians to embrace environmental responsibility as a vital part of their faith and a way of securing the future.

Pope Leo XIV’s Election “a sign of hope”, Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Say, Pledge “fidelity, communion, obedience”

May 11, 2025

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) have hailed the Thursday, May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff, describing it as “a sign of hope” for the Church and the world.  

Credit: Radio Pax, Archdiocese of Beira

Africa’s Catholic Journalists Urged to Foster “better, appropriate” Reporting on Migrants, Refugees

Mar 29, 2025

Catholic journalists in Africa will do well to steer off news negativity on migrants and refugees and instead have them portrayed in “a better and appropriate” manner, Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa of the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa in Tanzania has appealed.

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Christ’s Victory “over fear, difficulty, uncertainty” Inspires Religious Life: Mozambican Catholic Bishop at Profession

Mar 4, 2025

The victory of Jesus Christ over human challenges and limitations at his passion, death, resurrection, and ascension is a source of inspiration to the call to surrender to the Lord in perpetual service in Religious Life, Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino has said.

Catholic Priests, Religious Brother Tortured in Attack on Training Center of Mozambique’s Beira Archdiocese

Feb 26, 2025

Fear has gripped Nazaré Training Center of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Beira following a Sunday, February 23 attack that left two Priests and  a Religious Brother at the facility seriously injured.

Archbishop Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba during the celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life in Mozambique

“Do not join the prophets of doom”: Apostolic Nuncio in Mozambique to the Consecrated

Feb 5, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Mozambique has cautioned members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) against persons engaged in negativity regarding Religious and Vowed Life, whom he described as “prophets of doom”.

Mons. Estêvão Ângelo Fernando, appointed pioneer Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Alto Molócuè in Mozambique. Credit: Quelimane Catholic Diocese

Pope Francis Erects New Diocese in Mozambique, Appoints Pioneer Local Ordinary

Jan 23, 2025

Pope Francis has erected the Catholic Diocese of Alto Molócuè in the Southern African nation of Mozambique and appointed Mons. Estêvão Ângelo Fernando, of the Clergy of Quelimane Catholic Diocese its pioneer Bishop. 

Archbishop Francisco Chimoio

Newly Ordained Priest in Mozambique Cautioned against Seeking “personal glory”, Urged to Be “entirely” for Service

Jan 18, 2025

Archbishop Francisco Chimoio has cautioned Fr. Moisés Augusto, the member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) he ordained a Priest on January 12, against the tendency among a section of Priests to seek “personal glory”.

Appointment of First Female Prefect for Vatican Dicastery a Plus towards Dignity for All: Mozambican Nun

Jan 16, 2025

A Mozambican Catholic Nun has welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of Sr. Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead the Dicastery for Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, describing the appointment as a tangible step towards recognizing equality and dignity for all the baptized.

Santos Gotine. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Official in Mozambique Blames “institutionalized” Corruption for Protracted Violence

Jan 13, 2025

The Secretary General of Caritas Mozambique has decried entrenched corruption in the Southern African nation, describing the vice as “institutionalized”, and called for leadership that prioritizes public welfare over personal gain.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Appeal for Peace, Justice ahead of Christmas, Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Celebrations

Dec 24, 2024

Mozambique’s Catholic Bishops are appealing for peace, justice, and reconciliation ahead of Christmas festivities that are to begin with the official inauguration of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year on December 24.

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo. Credit: Archdiocese of Maputo

Catholic Archbishop in Mozambique Urges Spouses to Embrace Forgiveness as “foundation of true conjugal love”

Dec 16, 2024

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo has called upon spouses to embrace the virtue of forgiveness, which he said is necessary in “true” conjugal relationships.