By Nobert Rwodzi SJ Chishawasha valley houses some rich history for the Catholic Church in Zimbabweand the Jesuits of Southern Africa in particular.One institution that adds to this history is St Ignatius College founded by the Jesuits in1962 to address the racial imbalances that had been created by the colonialgovernment.The system barred local children from mixing with their white counterparts ...
24 students from Visitation Makumbi High School were trained and certified as junior catechistsin a move to equip students and young people with vast Catholic knowledge for peer-formationand evangelisation.The project manager, Eunice Mazhude said the development will help young people to be wellversed with Catholic resources that can be used to promote their faith.Formation of young catechists allows the youths ...
The Vice President of Zimbabwe, Dr Constatine Chiwenga has acknowledged andpraised the Catholic Church’s contribution in the development of ZimbabweSpeaking at the diaconate and priestly ordination held at St Georges on July 30, the VicePresident and Minister of Health, Dr Constantine Chiwenga said Zimbabwe’sgovernment acknowledges the relationship between the State and the Catholic Churchand greatly appreciates the achievements of the ...
Almost a thousand people, Catholic music lovers, filled the Loyola Hall at Arrupe JesuitUniversity for the first St Ignatius of Loyola Feast Music Concert held on the 31 st of July2022.It was organised by the Jesuit Development Office, of the Jesuits in Southern Africa withthe aim of fundraising for St Paul’s Musami Hospital.The Jesuit Development Office and St Paul’s Musami ...
By Tadiwa Madava The Ignite Youth Network, a grouping of youth groups inspired by Ignatian Spirituality inZimbabwe, have begun preparations for the MAGIS and World Youth Day 2023, in Lisbon.MAGIS is a worldwide program that gathers the Young people from the Ignatian Family,between the ages of 18 and 30, in the 10 days prior to the World Youth Day. It ...
Fr Karl Herman SJ, a Jesuit priest who died at St Paul’s Musami Hospital on the 22 nd of July, waslaid to rest at Chishawasha cemetery in a hearty send off by congregants who included Jesuitsand members of different religious congregations.Fr Karl was 66.In his homily at the funeral mass held at Chishawasha mission, Fr Konrad Landsberg SJ said FrKarl’s ...
After more than three decades of serving as a Bishop in the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe,Bishop Michael Bhasera has resigned at 73.In an a statement released by the Apostolic Nuncio in Zimbabwe, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli inHarare on july 19, “His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care ofthe Diocese of Masvingo, presented by the Right Reverend Michael ...
by Tadiwa Madava Caritas Zimbabwe in the Archdiocese of Harare has donated textbooks worth more than twenty thousand dollars to 14 primary and secondary schools as part of the Pathways project supporting the education of predisposed pupils. The event took place at Chitsere Primary school in Mbare. Caritas Harare has been supporting learners with stationery, textbooks, school fees subsidies, exam ...
The Jesuit Food and Medical Assistance has been a relief to distressed communities facing food, educational and health challenges. Amid massive shortages of basic food and medical provisions, the project has continued to support many families in areas such as Christon bank, Dzivarasekwa and other low-income communities. The project is an attempt by the Jesuit Province of Southern Africa to ...
A number of Jesuits from India worked in Zimbabwe since Independence but only one persevered; Andrews Fr Andrews, from Karanchira, Kerala in India was born on the 1st of January 1932 and he died on May 28, at the age of 90 in Harare. He joined the Society aged 19 in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, in 1951. Besides the ordinary studies normal for ...
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