News / Religionby Gideon MadzikatidzeHARARE - Zimbabwe is set to witness a monumental spiritual gathering, the Love Zimbabwe Festival, endorsed by prominent church umbrella bodies, including the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC), Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), and Union for the Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe (UDACIZ), with everyone promising that the message will revolve around hope amid rising socio-economic discrepancies countrywide.The festival, scheduled for September 26-28, 2025, at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare, aims to spread the message of Jesus Christ across communities and denominations.Speaking during a press briefing in Harare this Monday, Father Johanes Maseko from Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) has said the conference is important since it will be packed with message of hope amongst communities countrywide. "It is a greatest opportunity for our country and as christians, we are a religion of love and the festival will be our embrace of our country in the love of who we are. We are coming together as christians to warm, strengthen and renew each other," Maseko said. "We have unanimously agreed to congregate with like-minded christian bodies in the interest of tolerance and co-existence while prioritising to spread the message of hope to citizens. Church leaders and participants alike are encouraged to come together, putting aside denominational differences, to proclaim the message of love and salvation.