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Catholic Church in Tanzania

Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Cautions Youths against Rushed Courtships, Online Encounters, Urges Knowing Process

Mar 22, 2025

Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kayanga has cautioned young people against rushed courtships that originate from virtual encounters, and warned that marriages from such situations do not stand the test of time. 

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Bicentennial Jubilee of Missionaries’ Founder in Tanzanian Diocese Launched, Bishop Cautions against “immoral” Schools

Mar 4, 2025

Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Geita has cautioned against learning institutions that foster immorality, including introducing learners to homosexual tendencies and pampering them.

Mons. Josaphat Jackson Bududu, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Vicar for Consecrated Life in Tanzania’s Tabora Catholic Archdiocese Appointed Auxiliary Bishop

Feb 27, 2025

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Josaphat Jackson Bududu as Auxiliary Bishop of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora, where Protase Cardinal Rugambwa is the Local Ordinary.

Mons. Romanus Elamu Mihali, appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Iringa in Tanzania on 28 January 2025. Credit: Tumainimedia

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Bishop of Iringa in Tanzania, Appoints Successor

Jan 28, 2025

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa from the pastoral care of the Catholic Diocese of Iringa in Tanzania and appointed Mons. Romanus Elamu Mihali, Clergy of the country's Mafinga Diocese, as his successor.

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

2025 Jubilee “a year of great joy and abundant gratitude to God”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania

Jan 24, 2025

The Local Ordinary of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Iringa has described the 2025 Jubilee Year of the Church as a year of great joy and abundant appreciation to God.

Tanzanian Catholic Bishop Calls for “self-evaluation” among Opus Spiritus Sancti Priests Marking Golden Jubilee

Nov 30, 2024

Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Sumbuwanga has encouraged members of the Order of the Apostolic Life Community of Priests /Opus Spiritus Sancti (ALCP/OSS) to look at their 50th Anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on whether they have lived in holiness and remained faithful to their gifts and vows as Priests.

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (Blessed Francis Jordan)

Strive for “true” Heroism, “denounce all things unorthodox”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Confirmation Candidates

Nov 16, 2024

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro has challenged candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation to strive for what he termed “true” heroism.

Bishop Antony Gaspar Lagwen of the Catholic Diocese of Mbulu in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Tanzanian Diocese Inaugurates Silver Jubilee of Sacred Heart of Jesus Movement, Bishop Emphasizes Eucharist, Adoration

Nov 10, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Mbulu has launched the yearlong Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus movement in the Tanzanian Episcopal See.

Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

Catholic Archbishop Calls Integrity in Tanzania’s Elections amid Concerns about Underage Voters

Nov 7, 2024

Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam has called for integrity in the voting process, urging that only eligible citizens be allowed to vote and that each vote cast be a “legitimate vote.”

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Let’s “kneel, pray for peace”, Bishop in Tanzania Calls for Spiritual Solidarity with Violent Conflict Victims Globally

Nov 5, 2024

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of Tanzania has called for spiritual solidarity with victims of violent conflicts in various parts of the globe. 

Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao of the Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar in Tanznia

Like St. Allamano, Let’s “be supporters of missionaries, formation of missionaries”: Catholic Bishop of Zanzibar

Oct 25, 2024

Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao of the Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar has recognized the contribution of St. Joseph Allamano to the mission of the Church and urged the people of God to emulate the Italian-born founder of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) and the Consolata Missionary Sisters (MC) in supporting Missionaries.

Credit: Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC)

“Jesus drew people to himself”: Participants Share Joy of Over 30,000 at Tanzania’s Fifth Eucharistic Congress

Sep 17, 2024

Uhuru National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s major city and commercial port on the country’s Indian Ocean coast, was fully packed during the concluding Mass of the fifth Eucharistic Congress in the East African nation, which took place from September 12-15.

Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Tanzania’s Fifth Eucharistic Congress Opens with Call to Witness to Christ “with help, power of the Holy Spirit”

Sep 14, 2024

The National Eucharistic Congress in Tanzania, the fifth in the East African nation, has started off with a call on participants to realize their call to be witnesses of the person of Jesus Christ, relying on the grace of God through the Holy Spirit.

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Pray for Your Priests not to Lose Heart amid Challenges, Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to the Faithful at Silver Jubilee

Aug 15, 2024

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mpanda in Tanzania has described priesthood as a demanding vocation, and called on the faithful to fervently pray for their priests to remain faithful and committed to their calling especially in the face of challenges.

Procession into HLI 30th Anniversary Mass. Credit: Human Life International (HLI)

What Catholic Pro-lifers are Doing to Address Tanzania’s Declining Birthrate, Rise in Abortions

Aug 8, 2024

With a declining birthrate as abortions rise, the East African nation of Tanzania is facing a crisis, Human Life International (HLI), the world’s largest pro-life global Catholic ministry has said.

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

“There are bad friends”: Catholic Archbishop in Tanzania Cautions Newly Ordained Priests against Deceptive “friends”

Jul 15, 2024

Members of the Clergy need to be conscious of the fact that some of the people of God, who present themselves as friends are not genuine, Archbishop Isaac Amani Massawe of the Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania has said.

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At Priestly Anniversary, Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Emphasizes Love, Cautions against Selfishness

Jul 8, 2024

Bishop Liberatus Sangu of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga has called upon the people of God to foster the virtue of love.

Tanzanian Cardinal Prays for “firm, unwavering faith” after Receiving Pallium in Rome as Metropolitan Archbishop

Jul 8, 2024

Protase Cardinal Rugambwa is imploring the grace of God to have his faith strengthened alongside that of the people of God in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora, which he shepherds.

Bishop Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko of the Catholic Diocese of Kahama

“Sanctity does not come by chance”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Urges Youths to Practice Christian Faith

Jul 5, 2024

Young people in Tanzania’s Metropolitan See of Tabora have been called upon to put their Christian faith in practice in their strive for holiness.

Mons. Julien Kaboré greeting Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Appoints Native of Burkina Faso as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana

Jun 30, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Julien Kaboré, a native of Burkina Faso, as the new Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana, assigning him the Titular See of Milevi in Italy with the dignity of Archbishop.