ARCHDIOCESE OF LUSAKA ORGANIZES SOLIDARITY MASS ON MONDAY IN SUPPORT OF SUMMONED ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA

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ARCHDIOCESE OF LUSAKA ORGANIZES SOLIDARITY MASS ON MONDAY IN SUPPORT OF SUMMONED ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA.



Memo

To: The Faithful, Clergy and Religious

From: Archdiocese of Lusaka – Vicar General’s Office

UFC: Archbishop of Lusaka

Status:Very Urgent

Date:Saturday 3rd January, 2026

Ref: ZCCB Press Statement of Solidarity with Archbishop Alick Banda and Mass of Solidarity on 5th January, 2026 at 08:00hrs

The above subject matter refers.

This serves to inform all the Faithful, Clergy, Religious and all Parish Priests in the Archdiocese of Lusaka that;



1. The ZCCB Statement of Solidarity with Archbishop Most Rev. Dr. Alick Banda, and the Catholic Faithful in Zambia MUST be read by the Presiding Priest at All Masses during the Announcements on Sunday January 4th 2026, The Solemnity of the Epiphany of The LORD.

2. That you are all invited to a solidarity Mass on Monday 5th January, 2026 at the Cathedral of the Child of Jesus, Lusaka at 08:00hrs. After which, in compliance with the law of our republic, dutifully report to DEC Offices.



Accordingly, we shall be most obliged if this is complied with. And May the Light of Christ continue to illuminate our hearts, minds and the soul of our nation of the Republic of Zambia.

Devotedly yours in Christ,

Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Simpasa, SJ
Vicar General – Archdiocese of Lusaka



9 COMMENTS

  2. The destiny of Unhinged Imingalato is DOOM.
    There’s a limit to what people can accept..
    The Mingalatoon is now up against the Church..The Line has been crossed.
    We Will see if the Catholic Church will be sealed by the Police to prevent worshipers from attending the Solidarity Mass , and the procession the DEC offices!
    Meanwhile the Pastoral Letter in which the the ZCCB offers solidarity to his Grace the Persecuted Archbishop of Lusaka Diocese, Dr Alick Banda, and how the Church is under attack is going to all Parishes in Zambia…Kaputa, Chilubi , Shangombo name it , to the remotest end of the Catholic Church in Zambia for the Catholic Faithful to know what they are up against.

    This is how Leaders fail.

  5. Very unnecessary call by these church leaders, honestly something is wrong in our country. Why is everything political? Don’t people have things to do? Let DEC do their work, this has nothing to do with HH. When this Banda was cracking those deals with Lungu didn’t he know that the vehicle belongs to a state entity? This tells us this leadership of this church supports criminality, because they were supposed to be ashamed that one of their members was involved in such dodgy deals.

  6. Blaise Pascal (17th-century philosopher) is often quoted as saying: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” And when the crime is draped in a cassock, basopo!

  7. Umodzi kumawa syndrome! As sin entered through one man….. In this regard a new traditional practice is born and developed. We shall now start witnessing almost all denominations marching in streets whenever any of their members is summoned or arrested by the law enforcement teams. One thing, is that almost everyone in Zambia belongs to a religious group. Every religious grouping has great leaders.Are we now saying religious leaders shouldn’t be questioned regardless of any nature of cases or offences reported against them? And that only the other members should be followed by law enforcement teams? One comedian has already jokingly said,” I prophesize that time is coming when the priests who have been parangasheting women and also carelessly pregnanting other people’s daughters won’t be querried anymore because of the posts they hold in the chu.”

  8. Did DEC summon all the faithful, clergy and religious? No wonder we have Protestant Churches. The dictatorship we are witnessing is appalling

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