Following the death of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso on 6th June, 2026, and leaving vacant the Dioceses of Quelimane and Beira, of which he was Bishop and Apostolic Administrator, the Holy Father, Pope Leo...

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Today we celebrate with pomp and ceremony one of the most beautiful gifts God gave us, the Eucharist. In that poem St. Thomas Aquinas composed when this feast was instituted in the thirteenth century, the...

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It is with profound sadness that IMBISA received the news of the passing of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira, on 6 June 2026. His...

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Regional Conference Communiqué National Conference on Dialogue and Mediation in Mining-Affected Areas Theme: Promoting Peace, Environmental Justice, and Community Resilience in Zimbabwe 1.0 Preamble. A sacred convocation for justice and stewardship. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of...

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Readings: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; Daniel 3:52-56; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 43cc My dear brothers and sisters, today is an important day when we celebrate one of greatest mysteries in our Catholic faith, the solemnity...

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"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." (Romans 14:8) One of the greatest figures...

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“Magnifica Humanitas”: This is the title of Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “on the protection of the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence". The document will be published on May 25th and bears the...

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Homily for the Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1–11, Ephesians 1:17–23, and Matthew 28:16–20 Today we celebrate the great feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Many people think the Ascension means Jesus has...

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It is with joy and gratitude to the Lord Jesus, the Good Shepherd, that IMBISA receives the news of the appointment of the Reverend Father Linus Ngenomesho OMI as Apostolic Vicar for the Apostolic...

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The Apostolic Nunciature in Zimbabwe, through Archbishop Janusz S. Urbanczyk, the ZCBC (Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference) and IMBISA, joined the Universal Church in joyful thanksgiving to God for the celebration of the first anniversary...

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