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MALAWI: Pope Leo XIV Blesses Family Linked to Malawi’s first Catholic Missionaries

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Pope Leo XIV blessed the family of Chief Jacob Njovuyalema during celebrations marking 125 years of the Catholic Church's permanent missionary presence in Malawi. The blessing took place on September 19 at St. Mary’s Parish in Nzama, located in the Diocese of Dedza.

Chief Njovuyalema originally welcomed the first Catholic missionaries to Nzama in 1901 and provided the land they used to begin their work. The ceremony honored his descendants to connect the modern Church with the traditional leaders who supported the earliest missionaries.

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelisation, presided over the Mass. The event included bishops from Malawi’s eight dioceses, priests, religious brothers and sisters, and local traditional leaders.

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