By Br. Alfonce Kugwa About 288 out of 416 priests and religious under the Catholic Archdiocese of Harare were vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine at the Jubilee Hall in the capital today. Priests and Sisters of different age groups received a jab of the vaccine in response to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s invitation to have … Continue reading Catholic Archdiocese of Harare’s priests and religious vaccinated against Covid-19 →

By Br. Alfonce Kugwa As the rate of environmental degradation continues to escalate with serious implications on flora, fauna and marine life, humanity must take immediate action to avoid further damage to our common habitat. Pope Francis in his Encyclical Laudato Si’ says: “We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we … Continue reading Church embarks on campaign to conserve environment in the spirit of Laudato Si’ →

By Benjamin Chaya When Jose Bergoglio who hails from Argentina stepped up to the central balcony of St Peters basilica to be introduced as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church on 13 March 2013, taking the name Francis, he was indeed a Pope of many firsts; He was the first Pope from the Americas, … Continue reading Pope Francis navigating the Church in our times →

By CCN Report Sr. Janice Mclaughlin. ZIMBABWE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to the Catholic Church and Maryknoll Sisters Zimbabwe and International following the death of Sister Janice Mclaughlin. Sister Janice, who had a deep and abiding love of Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular where she used her devout … Continue reading President Mnangagwa pays tribute to Sr. Janice McLaughlin for her contribution towards Zimbabwe’s liberation →

Theme: Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World. CCJPZ recognises the significant progress made by women towards active participation in the Political, Social, Economic and Cultural domain. Special mention goes to our female justice and peace animators, who continue to promote justice and peace throughout the country and sometimes under very … Continue reading International Women’s Day 08 March 2021 →

By Fr. Peter Chimombe This picture shows the Bethlehem Mission Society Priests and Brothers during a retreat. Most of them in this picture have died and very few are left in the country. In January 2021 Fr. Pius Baettig (SMB) and Br. Burkart were called to their eternal home while in February we lost yet … Continue reading Hard work, simplicity and tenacity: the SMB spirit lives on →

By Br. Alfonce Kugwa The life of a catholic parish or mission is in its people and the relationship is like that of fish and water. Canon Law teaches that a parish is a certain community of Christ's faithful stably established within a particular Church, whose pastoral care, under the authority of the diocesan Bishop, is entrusted to a … Continue reading The life of a rural based priest under Covid-19 in Zimbabwe →

By Dr. Stanislaus Steyn Paridzirai Matindike In Part II of this article, we gave examples of corruptive behaviour in the Church, government and community. The examples were a reflection of the chirigo practice emerging in different situations. In Zimbabwe today chirigo is becoming a culturally justifiable offered fee or fee on request for any transaction … Continue reading Corruption: a practice or menace in Zimbabwe (part iii) →