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Catholic Bishops in Malawi Announce Inaugural Congress to Deepen Faith among Children
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has approved the proposal that the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) presented during the Bishops’ June plenary to organize the Children's Congress in the Southern African nation.
Hunger Crisis in Malawi at “critical juncture”, Catholic Bishops Say, Call for Urgent Humanitarian Action
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have raised an alarm over the worsening hunger crisis in the southeastern African nation and called for collective efforts to address the situation.
Planned National Youth Conference in Malawi to Help Young People Grow into “responsible leaders”
The leadership of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has announced a national youth conference aimed at preparing youths in the Southeast African nation into “responsible leaders”.
Tributes from the Catholic Church Pour in for Malawi’s Vice President Who Died in Plane Crash
The Catholic Church in Malawi is mourning the passing of the country’s Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima who died in a plane crash alongside nine others on June 10, with many eulogizing the late leader as “generous and a great man who gave hope to many.”
“Our hearts are torn, the nation mourns”: Malawi's Bishops after Death of Vice President and Nine Others Confirmed
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have joined the entire people of God in the East African nation in mourning the Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others who perished in a plane crash on Monday, June 10.
“Very distasteful, divisive”: Malawi’s Catholic Bishops Decry Utterances Fomenting Religious Intolerance
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) are decrying utterances spread through social media posts that they say are likely to undermine efforts towards interreligious dialogue in the Southern African nation and endanger the existent unity in the religious diversity of Malawians.
Malawi Government Acknowledges Receipt of Catholic Bishops’ Criticism “with appreciation”
The Government of Malawi has acknowledged receipt of the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops in the country faulting it for failing Malawians in a spirit of thankfulness and understanding.
Government Has Led Malawians to “Bagamayo”, Not the “promised land”: Catholic Bishops
Catholic Bishops in Malawi have faulted the President Lazarus Chakwera-led Tonse Government for letting down citizens of the Southern African nation, getting them to a situation of misery and desperation, without any hope of decent living instead of the “promised land” promised during the political campaigns ahead of the 2020 general elections.
Catholic Bishops Urge Malawians to Participate in 2025 Polls “actively and wisely”
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) are calling upon the electorate in the Southern African nation to play an active role in the country’s general elections scheduled for next year.
“Season of Creation Documentary”: Church Officials in Malawi Call for Justice for Creation
Catholic Church officials in Malawi have, in a new documentary on the Season of Creation 2023, called for “justice, reconciliation and healing for people affected with climate change.”
Planned 2024 Meeting of Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Bishops to “address various challenges”
Catholic Bishops in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are to deliberate on “various challenges” bedeviling the people of God in the African region, including inequality, and concerns around the environment.
Bishops in Malawi Announce “peaceful march” to Clarify Stance on Family, Human Sexuality
Catholic Bishops in Malawi have announced “a peaceful march” to clarify their stance on the institution of the family, and the issue of human sexuality.
Government of Malawi “has clearly lost direction”: Bishops’ Justice, Peace Commission
The government of Malawi is losing direction in managing the affairs of the country, Coordinators of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in the Southern African nation have said, and warn that the country “is quickly turning into a failed state”.
Catholic Bishops Question “peculiar” Arrest, Release of Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Director
Catholic Bishops in Malawi have raised questions concerning the strange way in which the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director was arrested, detained, and set free without being charged.
Catholic Bishops’ Commission in Malawi Decries Renewed Violence against Albinos, Elderly
Officials of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace Commission (CCJP) in Malawi have condemned the renewed violence against people living with albinism and elderly persons in the Southern African nation.
“Rich overnight”, Bishop in Malawi Decries Wide Gap between Country’s Poor and Wealthy
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mangochi in Malawi has found it baffling that a few individuals in the country are getting richer and richer while a majority of the population continue to wallow in deep poverty.
Bishops in Malawi Worried about Economic Hardship, Urge State to Fulfill Election Promises
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have expressed concern over the worsening food security crisis in the country and called on the country’s ruling Tonse Alliance to act fast to tame the hunger in line with their election promises.
Director of PMS in Slovakia “satisfied” with Church Initiatives in Malawi, Recognizes Gaps
The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Slovakia has expressed satisfaction with the initiatives of the Catholic Church in Malawi.
Definition of Parish Goes Beyond Church Structures, Possessions: Archbishop in Malawi
The reality of a Catholic Parish goes beyond the various structures and institutions to include the communion of the people of God and their relationship with the person of Jesus Christ, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe in Malawi has said.
Months after Cyclones, Storms in Malawi, “situation still dire”: Catholic Church Official
The people of God in parts of Malawi are still living in distress months after Cyclone Ana and Tropical Cyclone Gombe as well as other storms hit the Southeastern African nation, the National Coordinator of the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has said.
