Press Release

  In quest to evaluate the effects of intervents towards Community TB Control Project (CTBCP) in Machinga District, on Wednesday 20th March 2019, the Mangochi Diocese Social Development Directorate under the arm of Catholic Health Commission held a quarterly review meeting. The conference assessed the impact CTBCP is bringing in Machinga DHO catchment area. Senior […]

“…never think for the faithful, they are able.” Nkata advises It is undisputed fact that a good number of the Catholic dioceses in Malawi and beyond are facing financial constraints. Operations therefore are compromised. In a bid to beefing its fundraising committee with skills and knowledge on resource mobilization and financial prudence, laity council executive

BISHOP STIMA TEACHES ON LENT OBSERVANCE DISCIPLINE ON ASH WEDNESDAY. 3rd March this year 2019 saw Catholic churches across the world filled to capacity. Catholics and some Christians came together to celebrate the Ash Wednesday’s Mass, marking the beginning of the Lenten season also known as Quadragesima. This is a 40 days period of mortification

On 2nd February each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord which turns to be a grand feast for all consecrated men and women in various religious congregations all over the world. In Diocese of Mangochi, this special day was observed at St. Augustine Cathedral. His Lordship Bishop Montfort Stima presided over

A delegation of four Malawian Catholic youths made of Faith Nthenda, Gibson Mtilatila, Violet Machika and Sidonia Dzikolidaya accompanied by Rt. Rev. Monfort Stima of Diocese of Mangochi were part of 2019 international youth festival that took place in Panama. The Malawian team left for Panama on 14th January 2019, some days earlier unlike youths

On the occasion of official launch of Diocesan Tree Planting Day, Saturday, January 26th this year held at St. Paul the Apostle Minor Seminary (SPA)  in Mangochi, Catholics were urged to plant more trees and take good care of nature. District Forestry Officer for Mangochi, Mr. Léonard Kamangadanzi, asked the Church to employ added efforts

Malawi counts down to 2019 May 21st General Elections. Political parties, Civil Society Organizations, faith-based organizations and other governing stakeholders in the country are toiling laboriously that Malawi realizes a free, fair, credible and transparent electoral results when the process is over. On January 26th 2019, the Catholic Church in Malawi under the Episcopal Conference

SUPPLET ECCLESIA IN THE CANONICAL DISCIPLINE The Diocese of Mangochi has added one more canonist after Rev. Fr. Israel Madziakaphwa recently successfully defended his doctoral thesis leading to the eventual award of a doctoral degree in canon law. Fr Madziakaphwa becomes the second priest in the diocese to attain a doctoral degree after Fr Lazarus