LUSAKA JULY 21, 2017(CISA)-Archbishop Telesphore-George Mpundu, Archbishop of Lusaka and President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has thanked women for their active role in the church. “Women are the heartbeat of our parishes and the church in general, without them, the Church would be dead,” said Archbishop Mpundu. He called on the Catholic women professionals, in the country, to “take an even more active role in the affairs of the Church; to utilize their talents and to add value to the Church of Zambia.” Archbishop Julio Murat, the Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia echoing the homily of the Archbishop of Lusaka, encouraged the Zambian Church to send missionaries to the Western world. Since the Church in Zambia has grown, it is now time to send missionaries to the world,” Archbishop Julio Murat said.