By Joseph Nyondo & Patricia Kimangira The Vicar General of Karonga Diocese, Monsignor Denis Chitete, has urged Young Christian Students in the Diocese to set a good example among their fellow youths by developing deep love for prayers and desisting from immoral behaviour. Monsignor Chitete said this at St Joseph the Worker Cathedral on the…
By Moses Raymond Kamanga In the spirit of being a self-reliant Church, the Diocese of Karonga embarked on some activities to generate income to enable the Diocese operate with minimum external support. This dream is slowly being realised as most of the activities put in place are giving positive indicators. According to the chairperson of…
By Vincent Bwinga (Justice and Peace) The Diocese of Karonga through Caritas Commission on 4th March 2018 facilitated a community needs assessment at Mwenelondo in the area of Senior Group Village Headman Mwangolera in Karonga District to determine current challenges and the paint a picture of the desired conditions for youth. This was in response…
By Paul Mwandira and Maureen Soko Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese has urged Christians to be mindful of the heavy price Jesus paid for the salvation of the world, saying his suffering is incomparable to any debt in the world. Bishop Mtumbuka said this in on Good Friday in Chitipa when he led…
By Benjamin Msowoya and Maureen Soko On 23rd and 24th March 2018, a team of officials from the Diocese of Karonga visited the Diocese of Dedza. The purpose of the trip was to learn from Dedza Diocese on how they are implementing their interventions in Family Planning Methods among the faithful. From Karonga Diocese, the…
By Moses Raymond Kamanga Holy Tuesday within the Holy Week was another big forum for the Chief Shepherd of the Diocese of Karonga to Catechise and instill spiritual and moral responsibility on the Christians in the Catholic Diocese of Karonga. Speaking in the Principal Church of the Diocese of Karonga, St Joseph the Worker Cathedral,…
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese, on Wednesday, led hundreds of mourners who gathered at St Mary’s Parish in Karonga in prayer for the repose of the soul Ephraim Nyirenda, who until his death was Head of Programmes for Tuntufye FM Radio. Ephraim Nyirenda passed on in a road accident that occurred between Kapoka and…
By Deodatus Muriya (M&E Desk Officer) The Monitoring and Evaluation Desk conducted field monitoring visits to “My Health My Right” and Radio Listening Clubs (RLCs) in Chitipa District from 5th to 8th March, 2018. These are community structures under the “Promotion of High Quality, Accountable and Responsive Public Health Service Delivery in Karonga and Chitipa…
Glad Lukhere (CBE – Contributor)* Child marriage is a complex issue where poverty, lack of education, cultural practices and insecurity fuel and sustain the practice. In Karonga District, child marriages mainly affect girls who live in poverty and in rural areas. This is true for Harriet, who comes from GVH Mwangulu in TA Wasambo’s area.…
By Maupo Kumwenda (Diocesan Accountant) The Diocese of Karonga organized a 4 day training workshop for accounts personnel for Parishes and some Catholic establishments with the funding from Propaganda Fide. The workshop, which took place at St Kizito Conference Centre in Chitipa from 6th March 2018 to 9th March 2018, focused mainly on computerized accounting…