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Religion Updated: 9:47 UTC Monday 28 May 2012

Zimbabwe Church Leaders Launch Campaign for Pre-Electoral Reforms

Church leaders have been to Mozambique to lobby Maputo for support for their call for reforms in Harare before new elections

Zimbabwe Police Halt New Year's Retreat For Anglican Clergy

Harare Bishop Nicholas Chad Gandiya deplored the police action and called on higher authorities to intervene

Zimbabwe Anglicans Optimistic Following Visit by Archbishop of Canterbury

Jonah Gokova of Ecumenical Support Services in Zimbabwe said he hopes President Mugabe will promote healing among Anglicans

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Meets With Anglican Leader Over Harare Church Dispute

Williams said he asked "in the clearest possible terms" that President Mugabe use his powers to end all illegal behavior

Archbishop of Canterbury Due in Zimbabwe; No Word on Mugabe Meeting

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe had not responded as of late Friday to a request by the Archbishop of Canterbury for a meeting

Controversy Stirred Before Zimbabwe Visit by Archibishop of Canterbury

Archbishop Williams is due in Harare this week but his request to meet President Mugabe had not been granted by Monday, his office said

Evictions of Anglican Clerics Continue as High Court Rebuffs Application

High Court Judge Tendai Uchena dismissed an application in which Bishop Chad Gandiya sought relief from evictions of his clerics

Zimbabwe Anglican Dispute Returns to Supreme Court at Justice's Bidding

CPCA spokesman Precious Shumba says his group is worried by Chidyausiku effectively preventing the case from going before his peers

Zimbabwe Anglican Church Appeals Property Ruling to Constitutional Court

The diocese charges that Bishop Kunonga’s agents, which it says are hired thugs, have threatened and harassed Anglican clergy

Zimbabwe's Catholic Bishops Voice Concern Over Rising Political Violence

Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops cautioned against rushing ahead to a round of new elections warning that this could lead to new mayhem

Anglican Parishioners in Harare, Zimbabwe, Evicted From New Church by Opponent

Parishioners bought land and built a new church but were shocked when police officers arrived with Kunonga to seize the premises

Zimbabwe Supreme Court Rules for Controversial Harare Anglican Bishop Kunonga

Central African Province legal representative Mike Chingori said a separate ruling regarding the church properties is still pending

Bishop Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean Transitional Figure of 1970s, Dies in Harare

Abel Muzorewa came to prominence opposing a 1972 effort by Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith to adopt a compromise constitution

Zimbabwean Co-Ministers of Healing Rebuffed in Effort to Mend Harare Anglican Rift

Father Paul Gwese of the official Anglican Church said the atmosphere remains tense following the failed ministerial intervention

Zimbabwe Police Fail to Enforce High Court Ruling Against Former Anglican Bishop

Kunonga resigned from the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa in 2008 and was later excommunicated for disobedience

Oscar for Short Documentary Recognizes Disabled Zimbabwean Woman's Struggle

Prudence Mabhena is the lead singer of the musical group Liyana, based at the King George VI Secondary School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe High Court Rules Against Former Harare Bishop Kunonga; Final Decision Pending

Despite the ruling, Anglican Priest Paul Gwese cautioned that it is not clear parishioners will have access to churches on Sunday

Measles Claims Lives of 30 Children of Zimbabwe Sect Opposed to Vaccination

World Health Organization Country Representative Custodia Mandhlate said it is tragic that children are dying of a preventable disease

Archbishops of Canterbury, York, Weigh in on Zimbabwe Anglican Dispute

Police who disrupted services were believed to be supporting former Harare Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, dismissed by the Anglican Church

Christmas Truce Agreed in Anglican Church Conflict in Harare, Zimbabwe

Both parties to the Anglican dispute and police representatives agreed services led by Anglican Bishop Gandiya should not be disturbed


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