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The Archdiocese of Chicago is thrilled to host a joyous event to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV who hails from Chicago.
This momentous event will take place Saturday June 14th at Guaranteed Rate Filed, home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team.
The event will feature a day of prayer, music and a Holy Eucharistic Celebration Mass presided by Cardinal Blase Cupich. The Holy Father will participate remotely with a video Message.
Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope on Thursday 8th May after the Late Pope Francis, and he is the first American Pope in the history of the Church and it is significant in the Chicago and also the United States.
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27
Oct 2026
The Diocese of Chikwawa today held a Memorial Mass for the late Right Reverend Felix Eugenio Mkhori, the first Malawian Bishop of the Diocese, at the St Francis Convent of the Mary Consoler of the Afflicted (MCA) Sisters. The Mass was celebrated on 27 October 2026, exactly fourteen years after the Bishop’s death, and was followed by the laying of flowers at his mausoleum. Born on 24 August 1931, Bishop Mkhori was ordained a priest on 8th September 1961, before being consecrated as the first Malawian Bishop of Chikwawa on 8th January 1978. Sister Elizabeth Isabel Lapozo, Mother General for the congregation, said Bishop Mkhori founded their congregation on 8 March 2000. “He wanted us to pray and to help the vulnerable women, children and the elderly in the Diocese of Chikwawa,” she said. Sister Lapozo described the late Bishop as a calm and prayerful man who always guided the sisters with gentleness. “He always told us that the introduction of the MCA Sisters is a long journey which needs prayers so that God should help us fulfil the vision,” she recalled. Fourteen years and counting, the sisters continue to live out his vision by visiting vulnerable people in their homes, providing basic needs, building houses, paying school fees and sharing Christmas meals and gifts with them. Today the congregation has twenty-two professed sisters, nine postulants and four novices. Sister Lapozo appealed that the memorial of Bishop Mkhori should be observed every year at diocesan level. “Bishop Mkhori did great things in the Diocese of Chikwawa, and this event should be remembered by the whole diocese every year,” she said.
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Mon
26
Oct 2026
Chikwawa Parish Young Christian Workers have elected Francis Khungwa as their Chairperson deputized by Angella Tembo while Hanneck Kadyamba and Boniface Kamgugu have bee elected as Secretary and Treasurer General respectively. The Parish YCW executive committee were elected yesterday, Sunday 25th October 2026,at St Michaels Cathedral during the Elective Annual General meeting. Earlier in the morning, the team held a fundraiser aiming at raising funds to assist the renovation of St Michael’s Cathedral project which is underway. Francis Khungwa, the newly elected Chairperson thanked the YCW team for committing themselves to different projects but also encouraged everyone to take a leading role in supporting church activities, nourishing faith as well as fulfilling church agendas and plans. Among the funds raised, there will be a small allocation to support a trip to Fatima next month and a big walk fundraiser in December. Chikwawa Parish YCW section has also agreed to revamp other youths groupings from outstations in the parish.
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Mon
26
Oct 2026
His Lordship Rt. Rev. Peter Musikuwa, Bishop of the Diocese of Chikwawa, made a pastoral visit to the Catholic Students Organisation (CSO) at Chikwawa Teachers Training College on Sunday, 25 October 2026. The visit was aimed at praying with the students, Catholic lecturers, staff and families, and strengthening their spiritual life. Catholic student teachers from Blantyre Teachers Training College also joined the gathering, in a strong show of unity of faith between the two colleges. Before Holy Mass, the Bishop and the congregation prayed the World Mission Rosary together in the Main Hall. Bishop Musikuwa then celebrated Holy Mass. The Gospel reading was taken from Matthew 22:34-40. In his homily, the Bishop reflected on the greatest commandment and urged the students to live a life of love. “We must love one another as we continue our studies and in our daily lives, for love is the foundation of our faith,” Bishop Musikuwa said. In his address after Mass, the Bishop thanked the community for the warm welcome. “It has long been my desire to visit the Catholic Students Organisation here at Chikwawa TTC since the college opened. I am happy that God has made it possible today,” he said. He encouraged the student teachers to grow both professionally and spiritually, reminding them of their important role in the Church. “The Church relies on you. Some of you will one day serve and lead our Catholic schools. The Church therefore needs teachers of good moral character,” the Bishop said. After Mass, the Bishop held separate meetings with the Catholic student teachers, the Catholic tutors and lecturers, and the Catholic families attached to the college. In the meetings, he spoke about discipline, good morals, and the vocation of teaching. “Teaching is a vocation, a service to both God and the nation,” he told them. Mr Kingsley Dunga, who spoke on behalf of the Chikwawa TTC CSO Patron, described the Bishop’s visit as a great privilege. “This visit is a great privilege for us. We are truly blessed to have our Shepherd praying with us,” Dunga said. He also thanked Fr. Alufeyo Boloma for the careful preparations that made the day “joyful and well ordered.” Mr Boniface Chimbwanya, Patron of Blantyre TTC CSO, said the students of Chikwawa TTC were privileged to receive the Bishop. He also commended the joint choir of the two colleges, saying, “We thank the choir for their dedicated service which made our liturgy so uplifting.” In their vote of thanks, Silvester Jamu, Chairperson of Chikwawa TTC CSO, and Martha Mchenga, Chairperson of Blantyre TTC CSO, expressed gratitude to the Bishop. “This visit has strengthened our spiritual life and encouraged us in our faith journey,” they said.
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Mon
19
Oct 2026
The Community of Sant’Egidio of Chikwawa donated school uniforms to twenty needy pupils at Milongera Primary School on Sunday, 18 October 2026. The school stands in Chitimbe Village under Traditional Authority Mphuka in Thyolo District under Nkhate Parish in the Diocese of Chikwawa. The simple ceremony took place after Sunday Mass at Changata Catholic Church, which shares the same grounds with the school as an outstation of the parish. The twenty children were chosen with care because of their clear need for this support. William Mpunga, Coordinator of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Chikwawa Diocese, shared that members of the community under Nkhate Parish freely contributed the funds for this work of charity. He said members had hoped to reach out to more children yet were glad to help these twenty despite limited resources. Mpunga described the gesture as a true sign of love and Christian solidarity and confirmed that the community will continue serving those most in need. Joseph Stenala, Headteacher of Milongera Primary School, thanked the Community of Sant’Egidio for arriving at the right moment to assist pupils from poor families. He encouraged all others to follow this example by sharing even the little they have with those who lack. Mathias Khaiya, speaking on behalf of all parents, expressed deep gratitude for the timely gift because many families could not afford uniforms for their children.
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