BISHOP MARTIN MTUMBUKA HOSTS ANNUAL DIOCESAN SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY: THE EVENT RECAP
By Chikumbutso Mwale Bishop Martin Mtumbuka In a vibrant celebration of faith and community, the Karonga Diocese recently hosted a special Sunday School Rally from the 9th to the 11th of August 2024. This event held great significance as Bishop...
Read MoreBISHOP ZERKON LEADS DEDICATION OF IBANDA ST. MATTHIAS OUTSTATION CHURCH: A PICTORIAL FOCUS
Bishop Zerkon (center) after cutting the ribbon marking the opening of the church. From July 18 to July 21, 2024, Bishop Stefan Zerkon of the German Catholic Diocese of Munster paid a visit to the Diocese of Karonga. He visited...
Read MoreSTRIVING FOR SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY “MU MAUZENGEZGANI”: AN ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE LOCAL CHURCH
By Father Erick Nyondo This year, the Church in Africa celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Small Christian Communities (Mauzengezani). The Small Christian Communities (SCCs) are substantively a hub and a focal point of an African Church. They are a symbol...
Read MoreREAWAKENING THE MYSTERY OF MATRIMONY: A FIGHT AGAINST THE PREVALENT “NTHENGWA ZA KUTHULIRA”
By Father Erick Nyondo Most often than not a feeling of ennui thuds in my heart. I try to weave a stretch of sense within the appalling crisis of marriage and customs that force girl children into marriage. One may...
Read MoreA Call to Move Away From “Muzyoka Syndrome”: Reorienting Evangelization And Christian Praxis To Challenge Superstition
By Father Erick Nyondo Over a period of time, the thrill and muse to write has never hit me. Surely, whether that has been out of choice or merely the focus on the “busyness attitude” that sometimes cripples hobbies, I...
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St John Paul II Parish Launches Youth Competitions for Ibanda Zone
By Benjamin Msowoya* On 30th October 2021, St John Paul II Parish launched Catechism quiz and sports competitions for the youth of Ibanda Zone. The official launch was done at Chipalanje Outstation by the Parish Priest, Fr Lorent Dziko, in...
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Ad Gentes Missionaries Return From Their Fourth Missionary Journey
By Moses Raymond Kamanga Reliving the Pauline missionary experience of planting and nurturing Christian communities to 'the ends of the world' Ad Gentes Missionaries, who have returned from their Fourth, Missionary Journey met at St Mary's Parish to report on...
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307 Profess As Full Members of Wamama Wa Chitemwano
By Sister Margret Luhanga On 31st May and 1st June 2019, a total of 307 women from all the nine parishes of the Diocese of Karonga made their profession as full members of Wamama Wachitemwano (Women of Charity) in the...
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Youth Hold Inter-Parish Vocations Sunday Celebrations
By Benjamin Msowoya From 10-12 May 2019, the youth of St Joseph the Worker and St Mary’s Parish Centres held joint celebrations of Vocations’ Sunday at St Joseph the Worker Cathedral. The main aim of this event was to gather...
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“The Church Needs Catechists who Can Perform,” Father Silungwe
By Ignatius Mvula The Coordinator of Catechists of the Diocese of Karonga Father Bernard Silungwe has assured Catechists that his office will do everything possible to ensure that they are equipped with the necessary skills to perform to the best...
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