Malawi Catholic Bishops who forms the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has been meeting at Catholic Secretariat in the Capital City Lilongwe as part of their second annual plenary meeting.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, June 22, 2015, ECM Secretary General, Reverend Fr. Dr. Henry Saindi said the meeting which has attracted all Catholic Bishops in Malawi and the Nuncio for Malawi and Zambia among other things will; discuss the constitution for the Catholic Laity Council, receive and discuss the progress report on the preparations for the Kachebere Major Seminary Platinum Jubilee and discuss the responses to the Synod of Bishops on the Family.
“The Bishops will also discuss the reports on various Ecumenical Projects and Institutions involving the Catholic Church, receive and discuss update reports from the various Commissions, departments and institutions of the Catholic Church in Malawi,” reads part of the statement signed by Fr. Dr. Saindi.
Among the Commissions that are expected to present their reports before the Bishops include the Catholic Commissions for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), Catholic Education Commission (CEC), Pastoral Commission, Health Commission and Communications Commission.
On departments and institutional reports from the Catholic Laity Council and Catholic University of Malawi are also supposed to be presented before the bishops.
ECM plenary meetings are held twice in every year, thus in January and December
