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Catholics fail to elect new Pope as second round of voting ends
The world continues to wait for the announcement of a new pope after another round of voting ended without consensus on Thursday, as black smoke rose once again from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel....Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:29hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Pope Francis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined political and religious leaders around the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away yesterday at the ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:40hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's upper-middle income economy plans in disarray
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said his administration will be able to push to fulfil its long-term plan of transforming Zimbabwe into an upper-middle income economy in line with Vision 2030 if the illegal e...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:26hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe traditional healer wants Pope meeting
Sekuru Kamwelo Banda - the popular Harare-based traditional healer, herbalist and spiritualist - has a burning desire to one day travel to Vatican City and meet Pope Francis, from whom he said he draw...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 23:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounting on Minister David Parirenyatwa
Pressure is mounting on Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa - who has seemingly gone AWOL - to step up and resolve the intensifying tiff between doctors and medical aid societies....Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 20:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies back from Rome
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa is back home from Rome, Italy where he attended the 9th edition of the International Congress of Ministers of Justice on the abolition of the death penalty. M...Published: 24 Feb 2016 at 18:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Rome
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday to attend the 9th International Meeting of Justice Ministers on the abolition of the death penalty. Mnangagwa oversees the Ministry of ...Published: 22 Feb 2016 at 05:38hrs | | by Takunda Maodza
An open letter to Pope Francis; kindly talk to Mugabe - Zimbabweans have suffered enough
27 September 2015 His Holiness, Pope Francis Apostolic Palace Vatican City, 00120 Vatican. Most Holy Father ...Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 01:04hrs | 5 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo
Mugabe backs Catholics' 'no gay' stance
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday said he applauded the decision by Catholics to snub gay rights in the church despite pressure to recognize them.President Mugabe, a Catholic, has in the p...Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 06:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and wife return home from Rome
President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, have returned home from Rome, Italy, where they attended the beatification mass of Pope Paul VI.Mugabe, a devout Catholic and the ...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe attends Pope Paul VI beatification
Pope Francis has beatified Pope Paul VI at a holy mass held at St Peters Square in the Vatican City in Italy this Sunday.President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady, Amai Grace Mugabe and sever...Published: 19 Oct 2014 at 17:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister raises President Mugabe boot-licking bar
HARARE - Officials in President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party have a clear idea of how to get ahead.They have adopted a time-honoured strategy for getting what they want - flattery.Br...Published: 01 May 2014 at 11:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The nature of politics
Unless one aspires to be head of State for the Vatican City, the smallest independent state on planet earth both in terms of population and landmass that is ruled by the Bishop of Rome (the Pope),...Published: 01 May 2014 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Moses Chamboko
Mugabe is back
President Mugabe and First Lady Grace Mugabe today returned from Sunday's historic double canonisation of saints John XXIII and John Paul II by Pope Francis at Vatican City.However, his trip b...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 16:17hrs | 2 | by Mabasa Sasa
Mugabe plane forced to abort Harare landing, lands in Bulawayo
A plane carrying Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe was forced to abort a planned landing in Harare on Tuesday due to heavy fog, landing instead in Bulawayo."His aircraft was forced to lan...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 11:16hrs | | by AFP
Mugabe urged to confess his 34 sins while in Rome
President Robert Mugabe should use his trip to the Vatican City to confess his sins, a former diplomat has said.Mugabe left the country for Rome on Friday to attend a ceremony at which Popes J...Published: 28 Apr 2014 at 17:06hrs | 3 | by Nomalanga Moyo
Mugabe, Pope meet at canonisation
The Roman Catholic Church yesterday canonised the late popes John XXIII and John Paul II as saints of the world's largest Christian congregation in front of an estimated 800,000-strong gathering in a...Published: 28 Apr 2014 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Mabasa Sasa
Vatican City: Are these Robert Mugabe's 34 sins?
If EU sanctions were to apply in Vatican City, some people like Robert Mugabe and his wife would probably protest to the Holy See especially as Mugabe is reportedly having problems with his right ...Published: 27 Apr 2014 at 10:32hrs | 2 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
UK: Nursing scholarship for international students, Zimbabwe included
University of Glasgow in Scotland is offering Nursing scholarship for international students to study for the Bachelor of Nursing degree. Description: ...Published: 10 Apr 2014 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
MTN's expensive Zimbabwe call rates standardised
MTN South Africa has standardised its "expensive Zimbabwe call rates" effective 1 March 2014.It will cost MTN subscribers R5.49 to call Zimbabwe.MTN's new international call rates are...Published: 05 Mar 2014 at 12:34hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is to set up a Vatican committee to fight sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church and offer help to victims.The announcement, by the archbishop of Boston, f...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 10:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pope Francis against 'futile pursuit' of a military solution in Syria
Vatican City - Pope Francis urged the Group of 20 leaders on Thursday to abandon the "futile pursuit" of a military solution in Syria as the Vatican laid out its case for a negotiated settlement that ...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 18:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pope Francis admits existence of 'gay lobby' inside the Vatican
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has admitted the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican's secretive administration, the Roman Curia, allegedly exposed during a leaks scandal, according to a Latin ...Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai to confront Mugabe over arrests
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will tomorrow confront President Robert Mugabe over the arrest of his office staff, amid reports that the MDC leader is furious that security authorities have...Published: 24 Mar 2013 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe back home from Rome
President Robert Mugabe is back home from Rome where he attended the inaugural mass by the new Roman Catholic Church leader, Pope Francis I. Mugabe and the First Lady Grace Mugabe were am...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 11:39hrs | | by Moyo Roy
'Pope Francis I should visit Africa,' says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe, says the newly elected Roman Catholic Church leader, Pope Francis I, should consider visiting the African continent during his reign.Mugabe was speaking in an intervi...Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe accompanied by lookalike son meet Pope Francis I - Photos
The president Robert Mugabe, first lady Grace Mugabe and son Chatunga have met Pope Francis 1 during the Vatican City inauguration despite travel ban to Europe.From the pictures it appears Ch...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Mugabe arrives in Rome for papal inaugural mass
President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome, Italy, where he will attend the inaugural mass by the newly-elected Roman Catholic Pope Francis I.President Mugabe is accompanied by Grace Mugabe, ...Published: 18 Mar 2013 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pope prays for world peace
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI prayed for world peace, condemning the inequality between rich and poor and "unregulated financial capitalism" at a New Year's mass in St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday....Published: 01 Jan 2013 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Vatican slams nun's book on sexual morality
Vatican City - The Vatican slammed a "sexual morality" book written by an American Catholic nun on Monday, warning believers to stay away from the tome which justifies masturbation, homosexuality and ...Published: 05 Jun 2012 at 05:28hrs | | by AFP
Mugabe arrives in Rome for Pope's Beatification
President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome to attend Sunday's beatification ceremony for the late Pope John Paul II in Vatican City.Mugabe's trip to the Vatican is exempt from a European Un...Published: 30 Apr 2011 at 13:30hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
The saint and the sinner: Mugabe invited
Rome Tyrant Robert Mugabe is among VIPs who will attend the beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II this weekend, it emerged today.The Zimbabwean dictator has been slammed...Published: 28 Apr 2011 at 20:51hrs | 8 | by Nick Pisa
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