By Br. Alfonce Kugwa Covid-19 may cause conflicts in communities and families if the situation is not handled properly. Disasters naturally trigger sentiments of fear among the affected communities, groups and families. Worse still, humanitarian disasters that come in form of diseases instill more fear and mistrust among people as they suspect each other of … Continue reading Fight Covid-19 stigma: Coronavirus challenges us to exercise virtues of charity and compassion →

By Fr. Simplisio Manyika O’Carm Pontifical Mission Societies The Feast day of our “Young Missionaries” is fast approaching. This year the Feast will be celebrated on the 7th of February. Will churches be open by then? Only God knows. If not, how will the Church help our children celebrate their important day on the Church … Continue reading “Let the Children come to me” Mt 19:14 →

By Br. Alfonce Kugwa Sr. Rudo Mastika OP, the Regional Prioress of the Dominican Sisters in Zimbabwe. As Covid-19 continues to ravage communities, the Dominican Sisters in Zimbabwe have come up with strict guidelines that help protect the members of the congregation from the virus. Four of the Dominican Sisters have been infected and thank … Continue reading Protecting others from Covid-19 is everyone’s responsibility →

By Benjamin Chaya Benjamin Chaya The COVID-19 pandemic has proved the biggest calamity of the present generation. The few of the old generation who experienced the World wars and the Spanish flue of 1918 can attest to a similar experience.  In relation to the Spanish flue, it is estimated that about 500 million people or … Continue reading The journey of faith in the COVID-19 storm →

By Br. Alfonce Kugwa Covid-19 has challenged the authority of the church in a way that has never been imagined. The superior of the Handmaids of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (HLMC) commonly known as the Carmelite Sisters, Sr. Madeline Chapisa, highlighted the need for psychosocial support in religious communities whose members have been affected … Continue reading Carmelite Superior calls for psychosocial support for communities affected by Covid-19 →

By Rev. Fr. Limukani Ndlovu Zimbabwe's society should get used to changes brought about by COVID-19. The directive of non-movement of bodies is one thing that people should appreciate as a good measure in fighting the pandemic. Jesus called for his contemporaries to urgently embrace the new normal in his first proclamation of the kingdom … Continue reading Embracing the new normal before breaking into fragments: Understanding the government’s directive on the movement of bodies →

By Br. Alfonce Kugwa  Religious communities of sisters, priests and brothers in Zimbabwe are at high risk of contracting the deadly corona virus. This is because of the nature of their life which compels them to share most facilities such as houses of prayer, recreation, bath rooms and refectory. Most of the religious communities especially … Continue reading Religious communities in Zimbabwe urged to create isolation centres as COVID- 19 rears its ugly head in convents →