Tabora: The Catholic bishops of Tanzania have issued a strong directive prohibiting priests, religious sisters, brothers, and seminarians from engaging in partisan politics or taking part in campaign activities as the country prepares for its upcoming presidential elections on October 29, 2025.

The announcement came from Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, OFM Cap., President of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) and Bishop of Lindi, during a homily delivered at the Centenary Jubilee celebrations of St. Paul the Apostle Major Seminary in Kipalapala, Archdiocese of Tabora. Bishop Pisa emphasized that the clergy’s mission is spiritual and pastoral, not political, and warned against actions that could compromise the Church’s neutrality.

Bishop Pisa expressed concern over the growing trend of polit

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