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Priest Henry Tyola and Frank Bwalya reconcile in Zambia

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Priest Henry Tyola and Frank Bwalya, a former Catholic priest who became a member of the UPND party's media team, reconciled at a meeting on 15 October 2026. Tyola thanked Bwalya for his forgiveness and praised the mediation of members of Zambia's Catholic clergy, the Zambian Observer reports.

Priest Henry Tyola and Frank Bwalya, a member of the Zambian ruling UPND party's media team, reconciled at a meeting on 15 October 2026, the Zambian Observer reports. The priest thanked Frank Bwalya for his forgiveness in a Facebook post.

Henry Tyola also praised the support of Father Nicholas Mubanga and the mediation of the executive of the Association of Catholic Diocesan Priests of Zambia. He described the reconciliation as a way of restoring their relationship, according to the Zambian media outlet.

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