‘Parishes Need to Be Closer to the People,’ Bishop Mtumbuka
By Benedict Kauteka* Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga says it is his wish that Parishes should be closer to people; where priests can easily reach out to and serve them better. Bishop Mtumbuka has said this...
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Sunday School Project: A Step Towards a Strong Future Church
By Lino Nyirenda* The Pastoral Team of St Ignatius Parish has urged the Local Church Committees to embrace the Sunday School project fully if they are to build a strong future Church. The Parish Priest and Curate of St Ignatius...
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SOPs to Improve Health Service Delivery in Karonga
By Jordan Simeon-Phiri Correspondent Vice Chairperson for Karonga District Council, Councillor Ngasalayumo Mwangonde says the signing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Proactive Disclosure of Information in the Health Sector is a step in the direction to uphold transparency and...
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No Food No Education: Lusubilo’s School Feeding Programme Promoting Education
By Tilekeni Kaunda Lusubilo Community Based Programmes in partnership with Catholic Relief Services has been implementing school feeding program in Karonga Diocese through HOPE Project with support from Coppel Family in Mexico. The project is supporting 43 primary schools, 3...
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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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New St Ignatius (Nthalire) Parish Centre Church Consecrated: Pictorial Focus
On 24th August, 2019, Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga consecrated the newly constructed church building at St Ignatius Parish Centre. Here is the consecration ceremony in Pictures. Bishop Mtumbuka offers a prayer before opening the doors...
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St Steven’s and St Michael’s Youth Hold Learning and Sharing Event
By Paul Mwandira In order to strengthen the role of youth in the Church, youth from St Steven’s Parish in Karonga recently visited their counterparts of St Michael’s Parish (Chitipa Zone) with the aim of sharing experiences on the youth...
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Chitipa Filling Station to Wear a New Face
Introduction In order to mobilise local resources to support pastoral and development work, the Diocese of Karonga owns and operates a fuel retail site at Chitipa Boma. The Diocese of Karonga bought the site from a businessman who has abandoned...
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150 Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at St Anne’s Parish
By Benedict Kauteka Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga has on 4th August, 2019 administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 150 Christians at St Anne’s Parish Station in Karonga District. Out of the 150 confirmands, 103 are...
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Bishop Mtumbuka Catechises on the Lord’s Prayer
By Benedict Kauteka Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga has taken the opportunity of the blessing of St Martin’s (Fulirwa) Catholic Church to deliver catechesis on the Lord’s Prayer. In his reflection on the prayer, which is commonly...
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