Kalundu International Study Centre Graduates 16 African Religious Sisters, Promoting Leadership and Unity Across the Continent. Sixteen religious sisters from across Africa have graduated from the Kalundu International Study Centre in Zambia after completing an intensive leadership and formation program designed to empower women religious for transformative service in today’s world.
The 45th graduation ceremony, held over the weekend, was attended by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Gian Luca Perici, and Sister Valeria Kabaso, President of the Zambia Association of Sisterhoods (ZAS), who served as the guest of honour.
In her address, Sister Kabaso congratulated the graduates and called them to be witnesses of faith and hope in their communities. “Be ambassadors of hope for Kalundu Study Centre. Be the hope the world awaits,” she said. She emphasized that modern religious formation must integrate spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral growth, preparing sisters to lead effectively in intercultural and digital contexts.
The Centre Director, Sister Mishael Manianga of the Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit, expressed deep gratitude to the Apostolic Nuncio for celebrating the graduation Mass. She noted that his presence symbolized the closeness of Pope Leo XIV to religious women across Africa. “Through you, we feel the support and encouragement of the Holy Father, who reminds us that consecrated women are beacons of hope—forming hearts, inspiring minds, and promoting human dignity,” she said.
Sister Felistus Nyirongo, the Centre’s Administrator and a Religious Sister of Charity, explained that Kalundu Study Centre is a non-profit institution under ZAS, committed to forming integrated and prophetic women religious leaders and formators.
For over a decade, the Centre’s 11-month leadership and formation program has welcomed sisters from more than a dozen African nations, including Zambia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Malawi.
This year’s graduation, marking a milestone in the Centre’s mission, reaffirmed its commitment to empowering African women religious with the tools and values needed to serve their communities with competence, compassion, and faith.
Credit: Vatican news
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