Are Religious Sisters Really Strict? Looking Beyond the Perception
By Sr. Rosemary Agada, RSC, Lusaka CNCS Hub ‘’The Sisters are too strict.’’ It is a comment I have heard many times over the years. For some, it comes from memories of school; for others, from encounters in Church or the community. Yet as I have reflected on these perceptions and observed the lives of […]
Archbishop Banda Calls for Faith and Hope as Sisters Bid Farewell to Sr. Susan Nayame
By Doris Sialusunga, Lusaka CNCS Most Rev. Dr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, has urged Catholic Sisters and mourners to surrender Sr. Susan Nayame to God with faith following her death. Archbishop Banda said Sr. Nayame, a member of the Daughters of the Redeemer, died at the age of 46, but the holy harvest of […]
Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit Celebrate Perpetual Professions and Jubilees
By Sr. Grace Phiri, RSHS, Monze CNCS Hub The Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit have celebrated the perpetual profession of two Sisters and the silver and golden jubilees of four others during a thanksgiving Mass held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Monze. The celebration, held under the theme “Crafted in the Potter’s Hands: We […]
Two Religious Sisters Make First Profession of Vows in Lusaka
By Sr. Cleopatra Nakwenda, RSC, Monze CNCS Hub Two novices of the Religious Sisters of Charity have made their First Profession of Vows at Roma Convent Chapel in Lusaka, committing themselves to a life of poverty, chastity, obedience and service to the poor. Sr. Mercy Akpan and Sr. Chisom Korie publicly professed their vows during […]
My Precious Moment with Self
By Sr. Nasilele Simushi, Dominican Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ndola CNCS Hub On the evening of 2 April 2026, shortly after Vespers, what seemed like a simple twist of my foot became the beginning of an unexpected season of pain, silence, reflection and grace. I felt a sharp pain across the anterior […]