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Bishop Dies Two Days after Communicating Major Directives on COVID-19 in Zambia
A Catholic Bishop in Zambia has died just two days after he issued a statement with directives on COVID-19, which included the “indefinite closure of all Major Seminaries” in the...
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Bishops in Zimbabwe Exclude Children, Sick, Elderly from Attending Mass
While there has not been a reported case of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, Catholic leaders in the country that is situated in Southern Africa have, as a precautionary measure, advised children,...
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Bishops in Zambia Decry “rampant gassing of people, homes, institutions”
The reported use of a chemical on people to immobilize and attack them that has resulted in deaths and injuries in various places in Zambia has caught the attention of...
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Caritas Internationalis Emergency Programs Helping Alleviate Hunger in Zambia, Zimbabwe
Almost a month after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that a hunger crisis 'on scale we've not seen before' is looming in Southern Africa with 45 million people in need of...
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Kenya-based Catholic University Initiates a Response to Papal Call for Child Safeguarding
In an effort to respond to Pope Francis’ call that all local churches across the globe set working systems to address sexual crimes committed by clerics and religious, the Institute...
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“Maintain optimism, try new ways of doing things”: Zambian Prelate to Conferences’ Staff
At a meeting bringing together a section of Church personnel serving in Bishops’ conferences that constitute the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA), a Zambian Prelate has...
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In the Long-term, Bishops Envisage Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Sub-regional Conference
In a collective statement issued at the conclusion of their three-day maiden consultative meeting, the Catholic Bishops in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have outlined their short-term intention to remain within their...
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Zambian Bishops Express "deep gratitude" for Apostolic Activities of the Consecrated
On the occasion of the 24th World Day for Consecrated Life marked February 2, the Bishops in Zambia have expressed gratitude for the various apostolates of consecrated persons that make visible...
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Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Bishops Lauded by President Lungu for Showing “unity of purpose”
At the opening of the ongoing Sub-regional consultative meeting, the first-ever, that has brought together Catholic Bishops in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Zambian President Edgar Lungu who officially opened the...
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“The sharing of the Word of God” Key Focus of Pastoral Letter of Bishops in Zambia
Having dedicated the year 2020 to the reflection of the Word of God with the aim “to venerate, celebrate, study, disseminate and live” the message in the Sacred Scriptures, the...
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Clergy in Zambia Being Trained to Ensure “Church institutions are sustainable”
In an effort to promote sustainability and self-reliance in local Churches across the Eastern Africa region, representatives of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) under the...
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Four African Nations Among Eight on UK-based Aid Agency’s Humanitarian Watchlist in 2020
A month after the UN relief chief Mark Lowcock revealed that an estimated 168 million people across the globe will need humanitarian aid in 2020, the highest number in decades,...
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Young People in Zambia’s Livingstone Diocese Encouraged to be Hopeful and Alive
At a pre-Christmas youth camp in Zambia’s Livingstone diocese where young people from various parishes converged for a weeklong meeting focusing on Pope Francis’ Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation “to young people...
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Catholic Teachers in Zambia to Enhance Sharing of Catholic Faith in Institutions
At a recent two-day meeting attended by over 100 Catholic teachers in Zambia’s Diocese of Mongu, an alliance of Catholic Teachers Association for the Diocese of Mongu (CATADOM) has been...
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Zambians in “dire need of help” Due to Prolonged Drought, Bishop Appeals
Following months of unpredictable rainfall and increased temperatures in Southern Africa including Zambia that have led to a drought described as one of the worst in decades, a Church leader...
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African Nuns Encouraged to Engage Media, to Make Visible their Ministry
African nuns have been encouraged to have a positive view of the media and engage them in a bid to give visibility to their ministry among the people of God...
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Mandatory Sessions for Priests on Children Safety among Recommendations to Zambia Bishops
Against the backdrop of accusations of child abuse by clerics in a number of countries across the globe resulting in, among other declarations, an “all-out battle” against the abuse of...
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Nuncio in Zambia and Malawi to Represent Vatican at COMESA, Holy See Commitment to Africa
The appointment of the Apostolic Nuncio in Malawi and Zambia to represent the Vatican at the free trade area consisting twenty-one member states within Eastern and Southern Africa has been...
